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Hera · 05-28-2011, 02:18 PM

Was it just her or did it seem as though half of the students were ill? Perhaps a lesson on the ship wasn't such a good idea... even though it was pretty cool and exciting. Shame.

SPOILER!!: Potion Catalyst

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Originally Posted by Macavity

Simon seemed to have regained his focus when the professor spoke again, pointing out their next item of interest. The rare and endangered Stubby Purple Coral. The seventh year thought back to what he had read in preparation for the semester's learning, finally raising his hand to answer. "Stubby purple coral can be used in potions to speed up the reactions of the potion's purpose," he replied lowering his hand and making a note to remember it for potions class.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi's hand once again shot up in the air. "Stubby Purple Coral can be used as a speed enhancer in potions as well as in other areas. It's biological properties also help with speedy recoveries bu increasing metabolism and circulation." Kurumi set her hand down and looked at the tank and all the beautiful shades of purple. Despite the curse she had felt her eye color had brought her, Kurumi had always liked the color purple. Perhaps that had been her father's doing. He had always told her that violet was a color of royalty and that she should be proud that she had such a color naturally. "I suppose that this implies that the coral is rich in calcium and vitamin D." At least, she thought she had read somewhere that those lead to speedy recoveries.

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Originally Posted by cheeseStrings

Janice's hand went up. "It's a catalyst in chemical reaction, like in potions and chemis-" Then, it struck her mind,"-never mind, that is a Muggle School subject."

Her face was burning red.

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Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn

Aurora had seen it before but she had no idea what it was generally used for. "I used it in a potion once, it speeds up the fermenting process but it you use too much of it the potion can... out grow it's phial." she said, remembering how the whole of the potions room floor had been lilac for three weeks. "So I guess it speeds up things right? I don't know about it's effect on the human body though."

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Originally Posted by TwistedHearts

Zara was beginning to feel a bit dizzy, like she was going to faint. She didn't know why, maybe it was the scream that still echoed and rang in her ears or the smell that made her stomach twist inside. Hearing faintly the professor's question, she raised her hand weakly as her eyes really weren't focused on reality. Like she was spacing out. Still, she had to answer for the sake of everything she had promised herself. "Uh, it can be used in speeding up properties reactions in making potions."

Seren nodded, "Yes one of the uses of Stubby Purple Coral is indeed to speed up the property reactions in potions, particularly ones which require more time to mature." It was incredibly useful in that sense.

SPOILER!!: Cleaning Serums

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Originally Posted by DH Vixen

Finishing up her notes on what she had heard in the lesson, Mina looked up and thought for a moment. Stubby Purple Coral was something she actually remembered. Thinking back to where she heard it last mention, she raised her hand. "It can be use in magical stain removal serums. It's works extremely will in removing dragon blood stain."

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Originally Posted by PandaGirl

Trying so hard, taking down notes as the class went about, Heather could just sigh. It seems she was having quite a grand difficult time in absorbing everything, not that she was distracted (since her scarf was still blocking her face), but there was just too much information to learn.

She loosened her scarf, so that her face wasn't constricted by the scarf, not minding if it was cold or not, and heard just in time, the next plant that professor Bentley introduced. It was a rare plant called Stubby Purple Coral and wow-it looked so pretty...but sadly endangered. WHY??

just then, Heather remembered reading about such plant; still hesitant, but wanting to recite, she raised her hand politely. "Professor..." she took a deep breath. "Stubby Purple Coral...is a used as...uhm...a main ingredient in magical stain removal serums...b-because it's the most effective in cleaning off d-dragon blood stains..."

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Originally Posted by Pinky

Raising her hand and just scooting so she didn't have to raise her head from the desk she said, "I heard someone say it was used as a stain remover and that is true. It's most useful in removing dragon's blood stains, though." Yep.
Scooting back to where she was she looked at Salander and smiled. Yes, we heard her mention the Med. Hehe.

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Ahh another water plant. And this one was purple! Helena liked purple.
Anyway, what is it used for? "It is one of the primary ingredients in some magical stain removal serums and really effective in removing dragon blood stains," the girl said after she raised her hand. And she knew this from her grandmother. Hehe.

Seren clapped her hands together in approval, "Yes! now this is one of the reasons why the Stubby Purple Coral is currently endangered. Because of its remarkable abilities in cleaning and stain removal it has been over harvested for long periods of time and it hasn't been able to reproduce quickly enough." Honestly... why couldn't people just clean the old fashioned way... a bit of wandlore and elbow greese never hurt anybody.

SPOILER!!: Health: Metabolism & Recovery

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Originally Posted by Berttie-bott

"Hmm.. ", Janet thought. She was sure she came across it on her Herbology textbook. Oh, now she remembered. Her hand shot to the air and she answered, "I think it can be used to help speed up recovery". She was grateful that she read her book the previous day. It turned out to be very useful. she just hoped she gave the right answer.

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Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose

Ma'am Oakey started, I think it can be used in a persons diet, if eaten in tiny bit it could speed up a person blood flow. Hadn't Harvey done something like that. After he was injured. Oakey wasn't sure of what Harvey did to help him recover from his Quidditch accidents. This was a likely candidate.

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Originally Posted by hannah_bry27

Dads too? Hmm... Lucas supposed that was a good point. Dads probably liked to cover their grays, as well.
He raised his hand again when the question about coral was posed. He actually knew this one! "I think it can be used in medicine to help people recover more quickly."

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Nika slightly remembered skimming over something about coral in the text book. She tried remembering it, but unlike everyone else she seemed lost. Why is it that everyone remembers everything in the book word by word and Nika can't recall a single phrase? However one word did pop up into her brain, but she was having trouble placing it with other words. "Speedy." But speedy wasn't very specific at all. She thought hard trying to remember what she had read. "Speedy Recoveries!" She almost shouted her answer as she jumped in the air out of joy. YAY! She remembered!

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Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill

Gwendolyn thought this time a little longer about her answer. 'I think it can be used to speed up recoverys.', she said a bit unsure. 'But then, has someone even made medicine (like pills) out of it?', she asked.

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Originally Posted by biscenleona

Seeing the eagle girl smile at her, Bissy smiled back. It was a shame for her to think that Ravies are nice people but they really were…

As Bissy heard Evelyn’s voice, she turned her head clenching her teeth. Knowing that the dark haired snake was in the classroom was irritating enough but hearing her speak was… Meh! Looking directly at the Evelyn, Bissy caught her eyes. She looked towards Josh and then, back at Ev. The blonde girl narrowed her eyes with an evil grin and smirked. Knowing Ev was sad had been a source of joy for Bissy. *grin*

Bissy listened to the professor carefully but she lost her concentration to some extent. Professor was okay, the class was okay (~~Flores was an exception of course~~), but the subject was a bit booooooring. However, she had to adapt herself to the lesson. She eyed the tank; it was a very nice shade of purple, which was Bissy’s favourite colour. The task was not a hard one, though. She would probably handle it. She raised her hand to answer the Professor’s question and said: “It can be consumed in small potions to lose weight, Professor and you can use it to treat metabolism disorders.” Hoping that was true she folded her arms and lokked at the Professor.

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Originally Posted by affy7ann

SPOILER!!: "Professor Bentley

Tayla's cheeks burned. How long had she been staring at Josh? Ugh. Professor Bentley must have mentioned what the plant was when she was busy wondering what happened to him. "Focus, Tayla! Focus on the lesson," she thought angrily to herself. This was why she hated having crushes.

Tayla raised her hand again. She wanted to get something right this time. It was a perfect opportunity, too, because her mother was a healer. She'd heard about this particular plant. "Stubby Purple Coral can be used to improve a person's circulation and increase metabolism."

"Yes the thrid primary use of Subby Purple Coral is relevant to the medical field. The advancements in medicine have also contributed to the decline of this particular plant. As you have identified, it is useful for speeding up ones metabolism and increasing recovery time."

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina smiled at the Professor when she commented on Selina's previous answer. But then she started the official lesson and Selina went straight to attention. She had a lot of learning to do when it came to this subject. Thanks to Kurumi she had read a whole book on Herbology this summer but theoretical knowledge meant nothing without practical application.

"Ma'am I know that the stubby purple coral that they are aggressive and carnivorous to zoo plankton and the like. So perhaps they are used to cleanse certain ecosystems of pests?" It was a thought.

Seren grinned. "Yes, that is true, each and every plant and animal co-exist in a sensitive ecosystem, the Stubby Puprle Coral certainly playes a big part in its own ecosystem, particularly the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem found on the coast of Australia."

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Originally Posted by SlytherinPrincess

Stubby Purple Coral ? I Cant Remember What that is . " Oh Yea ! " She Remembered . " The Stubby Purple Coral Is Dangerous to Harvest It would Land You In More trouble and Danger Than you would Really actually want to care for .

Seren didn't quite know what to make of this statement... dangerous?
"Umm... the plant does not pose any particular threat to the harvester, however because of its current status as an endangered species you would be in danger of prosecution and imprisonment by the appropriate Ministry Authority."

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Originally Posted by vijaya

Lucy looked at the Stubby Purple Coral very carefull and tried to remember if she knew anything about this thing. She cincentrated a bit more hard as she thought there must be something and this plant she knew. Her face glow as she remembered one of the use of the plant. She raised her hand and said "Professor, it's the Stubby Purple Coral also used for medical purposes?" and put her hand down.

"Yes, absolutely. It is often used to aid blood circulation, to increase ones metabolism and to aid recovery."

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Originally Posted by Starbreeze

"My buttons!" He exclaimed when the professor revealed the next plant. This plant was indeed extremely rare, which made Eino very happy to have the chance to have access to it. In addition, it was also very difficult to care for it because it was so delicate and had demanded many requirements in order to keep it alive and healthy. This experience would never have been possible otherwise. "I do believe its Latin name is Coral Acropora Tenuis," He said with this hand raised, "and, in addition to what everyone else has said, this plant also supplies strontium, which aids bone growth." Although, strontium was only beneficial if taken in small doses, otherwise it could he harmful, which was probably way it wasn't used in Skele-Gro. Well, that and because it was extremely rare and difficult to maintain.

"Bravo!... take a point for Ravenclaw."Such a brilliant response deserves praise, thought Seren as she grinned with pride at the yound Ravenclaw. She could see the excitement in the boys eyes, it was nice to see.

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Originally Posted by TaraGranger

Tara came into the Herbology classroom and read the board. She sat down at a table looking to find someone in her year. She then filled out her slip and waited.

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Name: Tara Brewer
Year: first
House:Hufflepuff

"H-Hello Professor Bentley." Tara said in a scared yet excited voice.

Not another one... Seren sighed, her brows furrowed in slight annoyance. Not onyl had the Hufflepuff disrupted her class but she had also missed most of it... "You're late," she said stating the obvious. "Minus 3 points... however you're welcome to participate in our activity."

Now it was time to get down and dirty with the sponge! Seren's favourite part of the lesson was about to begin. While she felt theory was important it was always good to give the students the opportunity to work with the plants which make up such an important part of their world. And particularly in this lesson. Provided everything went smoothly they would each play a part in recolonising this maginificant species.

Striding over to the blackboard Seren whipped out her wand and gave it a tap. Instructions instantly materialised on its surface.

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Originally Posted by Activity Instructions

Re-planting Stubby Purple Coral

Take a cutting off the original specimen, 20 cm long.

Take one of the small tanks and fill the bottom with 30 cm of clay.

Using your fingers mould the bottom end of the cutting into a small whole in the clay, about five cm deep.

Add 3 Ltrs of sea water.

Then finally add one drop of Mooncalf Solution.

Seren then returned to the front and centre of the class.
"Right, instructions are on the board. I suggest you read them thoroughly. You will find that the tanks, clay, sea water and mooncalf dung are at the back of the... class..." Seren gestured to a pile of tanks that had materialised at the back of the ship with a simple flick of her wand. "When you come up to collect your cutting, you may either use one of the silver knives I have here at the front or you may use the severing charm 'diffindo', however if you are not profficient at using this charm then I suggest using the knife... only because of the fragility of this specimen." Seren surveyed the students.

"Remember to take great care when working with the Coral, it is endangered. With any luck you will all have played an important role in securing it a longer future."
"Instructions for making the mooncalf solution will be found on your desks."With another flourish of her wand, small sheets of paper materialised onto the students' desks.

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Originally Posted by Mooncalf Solution

Making Mooncalf Solution
1/4 ounce Mooncalf Dung

700 ml water

Mix until dissolved.

Seren began to move around between the desks in case any students required assistance. She would keep a close eye on them when they got their cuttings...
"Don't forget, safety first, gloves need to be worn."

OOC: This is the practical. For full participation marks you will need to RP this activity in 5 posts. Each post must be titled with the appropriate instruction. Have fun with this. The thread will be open for another 24 hours and will be reassessed at the end of that period- see how we go. All the usual rules apply. Happy RPing!

05-28-2011, 02:18 PM	#203 (permalink)
Hera Abraxan Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, AU (GMT +8) Posts: 25,070 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jasper Hart Graduated x10 x10	½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf Was it just her or did it seem as though half of the students were ill? Perhaps a lesson on the ship wasn't such a good idea... even though it was pretty cool and exciting. Shame. SPOILER!!: Potion Catalyst Quote: Originally Posted by Macavity Simon seemed to have regained his focus when the professor spoke again, pointing out their next item of interest. The rare and endangered Stubby Purple Coral. The seventh year thought back to what he had read in preparation for the semester's learning, finally raising his hand to answer. "Stubby purple coral can be used in potions to speed up the reactions of the potion's purpose," he replied lowering his hand and making a note to remember it for potions class. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi's hand once again shot up in the air. "Stubby Purple Coral can be used as a speed enhancer in potions as well as in other areas. It's biological properties also help with speedy recoveries bu increasing metabolism and circulation." Kurumi set her hand down and looked at the tank and all the beautiful shades of purple. Despite the curse she had felt her eye color had brought her, Kurumi had always liked the color purple. Perhaps that had been her father's doing. He had always told her that violet was a color of royalty and that she should be proud that she had such a color naturally. "I suppose that this implies that the coral is rich in calcium and vitamin D." At least, she thought she had read somewhere that those lead to speedy recoveries. Quote: Originally Posted by cheeseStrings Janice's hand went up. "It's a catalyst in chemical reaction, like in potions and chemis-" Then, it struck her mind,"-never mind, that is a Muggle School subject." Her face was burning red. Quote: Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn Aurora had seen it before but she had no idea what it was generally used for. "I used it in a potion once, it speeds up the fermenting process but it you use too much of it the potion can... out grow it's phial." she said, remembering how the whole of the potions room floor had been lilac for three weeks. "So I guess it speeds up things right? I don't know about it's effect on the human body though." Quote: Originally Posted by TwistedHearts Zara was beginning to feel a bit dizzy, like she was going to faint. She didn't know why, maybe it was the scream that still echoed and rang in her ears or the smell that made her stomach twist inside. Hearing faintly the professor's question, she raised her hand weakly as her eyes really weren't focused on reality. Like she was spacing out. Still, she had to answer for the sake of everything she had promised herself. "Uh, it can be used in speeding up properties reactions in making potions." Seren nodded, "Yes one of the uses of Stubby Purple Coral is indeed to speed up the property reactions in potions, particularly ones which require more time to mature." It was incredibly useful in that sense. SPOILER!!: Cleaning Serums Quote: Originally Posted by DH Vixen Finishing up her notes on what she had heard in the lesson, Mina looked up and thought for a moment. Stubby Purple Coral was something she actually remembered. Thinking back to where she heard it last mention, she raised her hand. "It can be use in magical stain removal serums. It's works extremely will in removing dragon blood stain." Quote: Originally Posted by PandaGirl Trying so hard, taking down notes as the class went about, Heather could just sigh. It seems she was having quite a grand difficult time in absorbing everything, not that she was distracted (since her scarf was still blocking her face), but there was just too much information to learn. She loosened her scarf, so that her face wasn't constricted by the scarf, not minding if it was cold or not, and heard just in time, the next plant that professor Bentley introduced. It was a rare plant called Stubby Purple Coral and wow-it looked so pretty...but sadly endangered. WHY?? just then, Heather remembered reading about such plant; still hesitant, but wanting to recite, she raised her hand politely. "Professor..." she took a deep breath. "Stubby Purple Coral...is a used as...uhm...a main ingredient in magical stain removal serums...b-because it's the most effective in cleaning off d-dragon blood stains..." Quote: Originally Posted by Pinky Raising her hand and just scooting so she didn't have to raise her head from the desk she said, "I heard someone say it was used as a stain remover and that is true. It's most useful in removing dragon's blood stains, though." Yep. Scooting back to where she was she looked at Salander and smiled. Yes, we heard her mention the Med. Hehe. Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Ahh another water plant. And this one was purple! Helena liked purple. Anyway, what is it used for? "It is one of the primary ingredients in some magical stain removal serums and really effective in removing dragon blood stains," the girl said after she raised her hand. And she knew this from her grandmother. Hehe. Seren clapped her hands together in approval, "Yes! now this is one of the reasons why the Stubby Purple Coral is currently endangered. Because of its remarkable abilities in cleaning and stain removal it has been over harvested for long periods of time and it hasn't been able to reproduce quickly enough." Honestly... why couldn't people just clean the old fashioned way... a bit of wandlore and elbow greese never hurt anybody. SPOILER!!: Health: Metabolism & Recovery Quote: Originally Posted by Berttie-bott "Hmm.. ", Janet thought. She was sure she came across it on her Herbology textbook. Oh, now she remembered. Her hand shot to the air and she answered, "I think it can be used to help speed up recovery". She was grateful that she read her book the previous day. It turned out to be very useful. she just hoped she gave the right answer. Quote: Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose Ma'am Oakey started, I think it can be used in a persons diet, if eaten in tiny bit it could speed up a person blood flow. Hadn't Harvey done something like that. After he was injured. Oakey wasn't sure of what Harvey did to help him recover from his Quidditch accidents. This was a likely candidate. Quote: Originally Posted by hannah_bry27 Dads too? Hmm... Lucas supposed that was a good point. Dads probably liked to cover their grays, as well. He raised his hand again when the question about coral was posed. He actually knew this one! "I think it can be used in medicine to help people recover more quickly." Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nika slightly remembered skimming over something about coral in the text book. She tried remembering it, but unlike everyone else she seemed lost. Why is it that everyone remembers everything in the book word by word and Nika can't recall a single phrase? However one word did pop up into her brain, but she was having trouble placing it with other words. "Speedy." But speedy wasn't very specific at all. She thought hard trying to remember what she had read. "Speedy Recoveries!" She almost shouted her answer as she jumped in the air out of joy. YAY! She remembered! Quote: Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill Gwendolyn thought this time a little longer about her answer. 'I think it can be used to speed up recoverys.', she said a bit unsure. 'But then, has someone even made medicine (like pills) out of it?', she asked. Quote: Originally Posted by biscenleona Seeing the eagle girl smile at her, Bissy smiled back. It was a shame for her to think that Ravies are nice people but they really were… As Bissy heard Evelyn’s voice, she turned her head clenching her teeth. Knowing that the dark haired snake was in the classroom was irritating enough but hearing her speak was… Meh! Looking directly at the Evelyn, Bissy caught her eyes. She looked towards Josh and then, back at Ev. The blonde girl narrowed her eyes with an evil grin and smirked. Knowing Ev was sad had been a source of joy for Bissy. grin Bissy listened to the professor carefully but she lost her concentration to some extent. Professor was okay, the class was okay (~~Flores was an exception of course~~), but the subject was a bit booooooring. However, she had to adapt herself to the lesson. She eyed the tank; it was a very nice shade of purple, which was Bissy’s favourite colour. The task was not a hard one, though. She would probably handle it. She raised her hand to answer the Professor’s question and said: “It can be consumed in small potions to lose weight, Professor and you can use it to treat metabolism disorders.” Hoping that was true she folded her arms and lokked at the Professor. Quote: Originally Posted by affy7ann SPOILER!!: "Professor Bentley Tayla's cheeks burned. How long had she been staring at Josh? Ugh. Professor Bentley must have mentioned what the plant was when she was busy wondering what happened to him. *"Focus, Tayla! Focus on the lesson,"* she thought angrily to herself. This was why she hated having crushes. Tayla raised her hand again. She wanted to get something right this time. It was a perfect opportunity, too, because her mother was a healer. She'd heard about this particular plant. "Stubby Purple Coral can be used to improve a person's circulation and increase metabolism." "Yes the thrid primary use of Subby Purple Coral is relevant to the medical field. The advancements in medicine have also contributed to the decline of this particular plant. As you have identified, it is useful for speeding up ones metabolism and increasing recovery time." Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina smiled at the Professor when she commented on Selina's previous answer. But then she started the official lesson and Selina went straight to attention. She had a lot of learning to do when it came to this subject. Thanks to Kurumi she had read a whole book on Herbology this summer but theoretical knowledge meant nothing without practical application. "Ma'am I know that the stubby purple coral that they are aggressive and carnivorous to zoo plankton and the like. So perhaps they are used to cleanse certain ecosystems of pests?" It was a thought. Seren grinned. "Yes, that is true, each and every plant and animal co-exist in a sensitive ecosystem, the Stubby Puprle Coral certainly playes a big part in its own ecosystem, particularly the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem found on the coast of Australia." Quote: Originally Posted by SlytherinPrincess Stubby Purple Coral ? I Cant Remember What that is . " Oh Yea ! " She Remembered . " The Stubby Purple Coral Is Dangerous to Harvest It would Land You In More trouble and Danger Than you would Really actually want to care for . Seren didn't quite know what to make of this statement... dangerous? "Umm... the plant does not pose any particular threat to the harvester, however because of its current status as an endangered species you would be in danger of prosecution and imprisonment by the appropriate Ministry Authority." Quote: Originally Posted by vijaya Lucy looked at the Stubby Purple Coral very carefull and tried to remember if she knew anything about this thing. She cincentrated a bit more hard as she thought there must be something and this plant she knew. Her face glow as she remembered one of the use of the plant. She raised her hand and said "Professor, it's the Stubby Purple Coral also used for medical purposes?" and put her hand down. "Yes, absolutely. It is often used to aid blood circulation, to increase ones metabolism and to aid recovery." Quote: Originally Posted by Starbreeze "My buttons!" He exclaimed when the professor revealed the next plant. This plant was indeed extremely rare, which made Eino very happy to have the chance to have access to it. In addition, it was also very difficult to care for it because it was so delicate and had demanded many requirements in order to keep it alive and healthy. This experience would never have been possible otherwise. "I do believe its Latin name is Coral Acropora Tenuis," He said with this hand raised, "and, in addition to what everyone else has said, this plant also supplies strontium, which aids bone growth." Although, strontium was only beneficial if taken in small doses, otherwise it could he harmful, which was probably way it wasn't used in Skele-Gro. Well, that and because it was extremely rare and difficult to maintain. "Bravo!... take a point for Ravenclaw."Such a brilliant response deserves praise, thought Seren as she grinned with pride at the yound Ravenclaw. She could see the excitement in the boys eyes, it was nice to see. Quote: Originally Posted by TaraGranger Tara came into the Herbology classroom and read the board. She sat down at a table looking to find someone in her year. She then filled out her slip and waited. Quote: Name: Tara Brewer Year: first House:Hufflepuff "H-Hello Professor Bentley." Tara said in a scared yet excited voice. Not another one... Seren sighed, her brows furrowed in slight annoyance. Not onyl had the Hufflepuff disrupted her class but she had also missed most of it... "You're late," she said stating the obvious. "Minus 3 points... however you're welcome to participate in our activity." Now it was time to get down and dirty with the sponge! Seren's favourite part of the lesson was about to begin. While she felt theory was important it was always good to give the students the opportunity to work with the plants which make up such an important part of their world. And particularly in this lesson. Provided everything went smoothly they would each play a part in recolonising this maginificant species. Striding over to the blackboard Seren whipped out her wand and gave it a tap. Instructions instantly materialised on its surface. Quote: Originally Posted by Activity Instructions Re-planting Stubby Purple Coral Take a cutting off the original specimen, 20 cm long. Take one of the small tanks and fill the bottom with 30 cm of clay. Using your fingers mould the bottom end of the cutting into a small whole in the clay, about five cm deep. Add 3 Ltrs of sea water. Then finally add one drop of Mooncalf Solution. Seren then returned to the front and centre of the class. "Right, instructions are on the board. I suggest you read them thoroughly. You will find that the tanks, clay, sea water and mooncalf dung are at the back of the... class..." Seren gestured to a pile of tanks that had materialised at the back of the ship with a simple flick of her wand. "When you come up to collect your cutting, you may either use one of the silver knives I have here at the front or you may use the severing charm 'diffindo', however if you are not profficient at using this charm then I suggest using the knife... only because of the fragility of this specimen." Seren surveyed the students. "Remember to take great care when working with the Coral, it is endangered. With any luck you will all have played an important role in securing it a longer future." "Instructions for making the mooncalf solution will be found on your desks."With another flourish of her wand, small sheets of paper materialised onto the students' desks. Quote: Originally Posted by Mooncalf Solution Making Mooncalf Solution 1/4 ounce Mooncalf Dung 700 ml water Mix until dissolved. Seren began to move around between the desks in case any students required assistance. She would keep a close eye on them when they got their cuttings... "Don't forget, safety first, gloves need to be worn." OOC: This is the practical. For full participation marks you will need to RP this activity in 5 posts. Each post must be titled with the appropriate instruction. Have fun with this. The thread will be open for another 24 hours and will be reassessed at the end of that period- see how we go. All the usual rules apply. Happy RPing! __________________ Last edited by Hera; 05-28-2011 at 03:16 PM.