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Hera · 06-21-2011, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina slunk into her seat with further embarrassment. She must have been the bright red color of her hair at this point. Next time she would be sure to have a back-up alarm clock if the girls decided that they would turn hers off again. Yes, that would be her plan. As of now though she was red in the face and was sure that the awkward churning in her stomach would take a few minutes to calm down.

At the start of the lesson Selina perked up and listened to Professor Bentley. She drew out her phoenix feather quill and some parchment and prepared to begin. At the first question Selina was... stumped. She was never really one for Magical Plants, that was her mother who loved to garden- hence the extreme garden they had at Whitley Hall. Raising her hand timidly she said, "I guess that means we will be learning how to keep ourselves and the plants safe because we are working with varying levels of dangerous plants that have the ability to be lethal. Maybe we will be also learning how to preserve plants that are growing extinct like the coral we used in the previous lesson?" She was just throwing it out there.

"Yes certainly, safety for both plant and handler is important," nodded Seren. "Though we'll be looking at general care not so much specified care."

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Kurumi giggled and rolled her eyes when Selina made her presence known. The second year seemed to always be sprinting to Herbology classes. Maybe, the she had a fear of plants that Kurumi didn't know about?

Her thoughts turned away from all this when Professor Bentley began class. Hmm, well that certainly was a broad subject, but Kurumi went with the first thing that came to mind. "One of the things I think of, professor," Kurumi began with her hand raised up high in the air. "Is how to protect magical plants from non-magical beings. Or, depending on the plant, the other way around." After all, there were some magical plants that non-magical people should never be around NOT because of what they would do to the plant, but what the plant would do to them.

"Yes absolutely, thats a very good point. Protection is vital for both parties," nodded Seren.

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Originally Posted by Roselyn

They got a certificate? Did they all...individually get one?

Probably not. Not that it mattered to her much. Taking out her notebook, she placed it on her lap before glancing back over to the professor. Hearing about what they were doing today and the question, she couldn't help but be reminded of her first years of herbology. Eh. Not the greatest. "Learning how to make sure your plant doesn't die?"

Sure, it came out as a question but...well yea. That's what it meant, right?

Seren smiled at the Slytherin... "Yes, thats the main idea behind it."

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Originally Posted by spiral_star

Jeanne took out her quill and parchment when the lesson started. She was still sleepy because of the bloody weather. Why can't winter just give it a rest so that spring could come already?

So what is Magical Plant Care and Maintenance? Jeanne looked confused. Is that some kind of department in the ministry? Do they have that now? Nonetheless, she still raised her hand to answer "Is it about taking care of magical plants and making sure they are properly well maintained?" Well she's not sure if that is the correct answer to the Professor's question.

It's worth the try.

"Yes, but how do we do that?" probed Seren.

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Originally Posted by hjhm

Magical Plant Care and Maintenance? Jonathan hasn't hear of that yet. But the answer could be of pure common sense right? "well from the words itself, care and maintenance." he spoke. "is it how to take care of your magical plant and maintaining that it won't die or ................................something like that" he smiled.

That was really lame.

"Yep, absolutely right, but how do we do that?"

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Originally Posted by city_girl_95

Amy put her hand up, it still shook ever so slightly but the professor was right, it was starting to warm up...or maybe she was just becoming delirious with the cold. Very possible. Is it keeping your plant alive and making sure it reaches its full potential? She suggested, taking out her notebook and quil and writing down the date and title, her handwriting ever so slightly shaky from her coldness

Seren nodded, "And what sort of things do we need to do to ensure this happens?"

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"Of course not, Spike." So, by all means, little Claw...sit.

Ellie turned back to the Professor...Heh. BEAM. She didn't have much to say back...she didn't have anything to say back...just...she just BEAMED.

Hopefully, though, she meant high expectations in Quidditch...Ellie wasn't exactly good at Herbology.

Maintenance? "Like...feeding? And...repotting...and trimming and such?" Those types of things.

"Correct!" smiled Seren. "Yes feeding, repotting and trimming are a few of the things you need to look at when caring for magical plants."

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Originally Posted by elllla_Wtwins

Thea raised her hand almost straight away. 'Is it about taking care of whatever magical plant you have planted?' Thea paused.. then: 'And also maintaining its' health so it will stay alive!'
Glancing around the greenhouse, she found everyone had basically given the same answer.

Fanning herself with her hand Thea blew up at her fringe. Phew, it was so warm!

"Yes thats the aim, but how do we do this... whats involved?"

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Originally Posted by aussiegirl

Maintenance and care. Easy enough. Mia raised her hand. "I'm guessing that we would be learning on how to prune the plant. What kind of fertilizer it requires. How much water and sunlight it needs. Stuff like that."

That sounded about right to her but sometimes the most obvious answers weren't the right ones.

"Yes! absolutely watering and sunlight are the basic elements required to keep any plant alive and healthy- magical or mundane."

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Care and Maintenence?

Helena should start praying that they were not going to take care of some super dangerous plants, because she didn't have very pleasant memories of her past Herbology lessons, with professor Vindictus. Nooo no no.

Anyway, for the woman's question, Helena was pretty much sure that she was going to say something stupid, but she wanted at least to try. "Professor? I know that muggles use to say that plants need someone to talk to them, is it the same for the magical plants?" Well, that was what she thought important when it came to care.

"Oh I certainly agree with you there," replied Seren seriously. "Some magical plants require special attention, and will thrive when they recieve gestures of love and care. I myself sing to my plants quite often."

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Simon looked at the Professor and smiled before raising his hands. "I think it means that some people have to look after the plants you know like a gardner that muggles use, though of course they wouldn't have any deadly plants they have to make sure is safe." Simon said before continuing. "It must be a hard job for them to do, maintaining dangerous plants.

"Mmm... sort of. Though what do you think is actually involved in caring for these plants?"

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Originally Posted by Trish

Penny was glad class had started... Oh a question she knew the answer to.. her hand shot into the air..
"Professor I think it's about learning to care for the plants such as watering & feeding & fertilizing, and learn about their magical properties, and what they are used for...like in medicines and potions.."

"Yes thats right, though knowing about their magical properties is not essential for actually maintaining and caring for the plant... its only if you intend on using the plant that you will need to know those details. Today we're just looking at their basic care," she smiled.

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Magical Plant Care and Maintenance?! Lola did not know what it was but ohh--OHHH SHE WAS AN INTELLIGENT PLANT! She thought for a moment and then spoke of all the possibilities that the thing could mean. She raised her hand high in the air and spoke, "Professor, I believe that this Magical Plant Care and Maintenance thing is about making sure to take care of your plant...as if it were a chiiiiiiiild!--you'd have to change their pots as if they were diapers, raise them to be well-disciplined and creative beings, feed them to be sturdy and TOUGH, and help them through their hormonal years with all the rebelling and growing--" By then, she was twirling the coil on her hat, "I would know--I'm a plant and my mother did a tremendous job raising me."

She posed, flaunting off all of her decorations.

Seren was a little taken aback by the girls answer... she didn't seriously think she was a plant did she? Still kudos for the enthusiasm.
"Yes, repotting, feeding and watering are all very important tasks when it comes to caring for our wonderful magical plants." They were practically her babies, so the girl was onto something.

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Originally Posted by grangerfan8

Her attention was pulled away from her friend and Destiny when the professor began the lesson. One hand went in the air while the other turned to a clean piece of parchment. "Caring for the plant, like removing pests and making sure they have enough water. And it could mean grooming the plant.... like topiary."

"Ahh fantastic answer Miss Lovegoods, pests can create all sorts of issues of they get into your garden or greenhouse, so protection from them is vital."
She smiled brightly. "Topiary is not so much a care or maintenence requirement, its really up to the discretion of the gardener... not so much the plant." It was a good skill to have, but didn't relate to the care and health of a plant... unfortunate, they could have had a Topiary contest.

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Originally Posted by Steelsheen

He winced when the Professor started speaking about plant care and maintenance. Undesirable muggle chores flooded his memory when he was still living with his father "Uhm... mowing, watering, weeding, and...." dang this is starting to sound like a weekend chore ".... making sure the plant burps!"

*blink*

Well he had to say something remotely wizardy right?

"Very good! Yes, though burping is only required for infant flesh eating trees... they sometimes suffer from indigestion."

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Blah, blahh, blahhh.

Sierra did a quick doodle on her parchment as her mind raced with possible answers. Was there a definite answer to this, or was it one of those questions that had too many answers to even count? She could say anything from pruning a bush to defending oneself against a Venomous Tentacula. She listened to a few of the others answer and, deciding that there were a variety of different answers she could say, she raised her hand.

"You can't just drown a plant in water and then stick it out in sunlight to help it survive," she answered, "...especially a magical plant. So maybe we're going to learn what else we should do to help them survive." She shrugged. "Maybe which spells to use. Oh, and I think it involves how we should protect ourselves when dealing we these plants, too. Some of them...well, bite back."

"Absolutely, magic is something we can use to our advantage, so whether we're protecting ourselves from the plants, or the plants from us and muggles is very important."

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Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn

Aurora smiled, she loved herbology. "Caring for plants, keeping them healthy, watered and fed. Free of parasites and removing any pests like slugs, gnomes and that sort of thing... and someone already said grooming topiary. But I suppose with some plants they like certain things. The Granta herb likes Kneazle blood for sustenance but Granta is illegal I suppose..." she said, this was uncle Rufin's job and she was glad she paid him attention. "But maybe it includes giving a plant coffee to keep it... perky for a special occasion. Though you shouldn't do that, it's unhealthy for the plant..." She trailed off, sure that Professor Bentley knew that. Aurora's mother used to do water the bleeding hearts and lilies with coffee when she held her soirees.

Seren smiled at the young Slytherin, she was quite knowledgable on herbology. "Yes absolutely correct, many magical plants have special dietary requirements which we need to consider when caring for them."

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Originally Posted by Presley Black

"Well, lots of plants require different and unique care, right?" Presley knew next to nothing about plants. Show her a flower and she could tell you what it meant, but keeping them alive? Forget it. Herbology was her worst subject. But being a good little Ravenclaw, she was determined to get better at it. Struggling in any subject was unacceptable to her. "I know Mandrakes need to be repotted every so often." And that was all she knew.

"Yes they do, absolutely right. Plants sometimes outgrow their pots and so need to be repotted so that they don't suffocate and... expire." Seren imagined it would be much like growing inside a glass tube, eventually your nose would be pressed up against the sides and you wouldn't be able to breathe.

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Originally Posted by Pinky

Lexi raised her hand and said, "Putting mooncalf poop on them?" Yeah. She was familiar with it. And didn't like it one little bitty bit. Feh.

Seren smiled... Miss Denver didn't seem to appreciate Mooncalf dung... well that would soon change-- she hoped.
"Yes dung is very useful, either as fertilizer or in compost."

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Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley

Wiliam raised his hand. "We should know how to plant those plants carefully and know if they belong in the shade or the sun" Wiliam told the profeeor. " We should know how much water is needed with the palnts and we should knoww how they work in the Wizarding world because they are magic" Wiliam explained to the professor.

Seren nodded at the young Gryffindor, "yes sunlight and water are fundemental to a plants health."

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Originally Posted by Starbreeze

Even before the professor finished asking the question, Eino's hand shot up. Oh, oh, oh, pick me, pick me! Eino jumped up and down with his hand raised! He knew this one, he knew all of them, it didn't even matter what the question was. At least while everyone else replied he was actually able to know the question and develop a well (kind of) developed answer. YES, FINALLY IT WAS HIS TURN! "Since it's magical plant care and maintenance, the first thing this entails is hiding them from muggles." This was the first rule for all things magical, so of course it wouldn't be an exception for plans.

"Bravo!... yes protecting magical plants from the prying eyes of muggles is important in a number of ways, it protects the plants from over-exposure and also protects us from muggles discovering our world."

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Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake

Although Ari hadn't been particularly enthusiastic about Herbology when she arrived at Hogwarts, she began to grow quite fond of the subject. The fact that they had obtained a certificate for their previous activity made the girl feel proud of the coral she ~~reluctantly~~ replanted. The idea that she had done something worthwile made her smile. But she didn't have much time to dwell on that, since the lesson had already begun.

And now the question. Care and maintainance for magical plants? 'It refers to everything that's needed to make a plant grow and survive, like watering, adding fertilizer, protective charms or growth spells, and also the measures needed to hide those plants from the Muggles.' the young Gryffindor replied.

Seren flashed a smile at the girl. "Yes brilliant response!" she chimmed.

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Ariella's hand shot up into the air. "It could include protecting magical plants from non-magical humans and animals. Or possibly how to keep magical plants healthy....like what kinds of ingredients, charms, or other components that go into the process." Did that sound too stupid? Ugh. She hoped not.

"Not at all, you're abosolutely right. Protection is a two-way street, plants need to be protected from humand and beasts- magic or mundane, as well as us needing protection from them at times."

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

Spike grinned at Ellie, having pretty much already sat down anyway. He looked at her curiously though. She was looking awfully happy today. not that she wasn't usually cheery...just today more than usual. Probably still the high from the match, he decided.

"Looking after your plants properly," Spike answered the Professor. "Doing what's best for their needs, giving them the right environment - whether that be food or water or protection. And checking up on them. What is good one time, might not necessarily be what the plant needs at another time. That's the maintenance bit."

"Very good!.. yes plants can be fickle little beings, very fussy and particular. Desiphering what they need is a skill." Seren nodded... this was certainly the case with her Screechsnap.

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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack

Nika thought about the question before raising her hand to give her own answer. "It means that in order for a plant to grow all healthy and stuff you have to take care of it and watch it properly." She suggested with an eyebrow raised.

Seren nodded, "And how do you suppose we care for a plant?"

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Jai raised his hand and said,"Well, knowing what kind of plant you have would be a good start and that would help in know how to care for that plant. Caring it would mean knowing what makes it grow, how to protect it from harmful diseases and from withering and ultimately dying."

Seren nodded, "Identification is important... you wouldn't want to be under the impression that your Devils Snare is a Flitterbloom... little mistakes like these can be fatal."

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"Well it entails knowing the plant you have and how to best care for that plants. In general that means watering the plant, clipping off it's dead leaves so it can grow and stay strong, and making sure it has nutrient rich soil.", Chloe responded happilly with her hand raised high.

"Very good response!" grinned Seren.

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Janice raised her hand, and attempted to answer, but all that came out her mouth was "Err, uhm" so she put her hand down and thought about it again.

She raised her hand for the second time, and answered.
"Is it something about taking care of the plants like, watering, fertilizing, cutting off parts that you need to cut off like grapes' vines, and such?"

"Yes absolutely, some plants need regular pruning otherwise they will just grow over the top of anything near them, and this could be harmful to other plants."

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Brielle nodded happily. She had seen the certificate, and thought the idea of giving it to the students was wonderful. It would really motivate them to do more... hopefully.

"Well, from the statement itself, it would entail the raising, and the caring of plants. How they can be kept healthy and alive." Brielle stopped. She had just repeated the question, really. But, "well, isn't Magical Plant Care and Maintenence a bit self explanatory, Professor?"

"Mmm it can be. But theres a lot involved in caring for plants, so it sometimes sounds easier than it actually is."

With a swish and a flick of her wand the board behind her cleared, and new words began to form.

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Originally Posted by Blackboard

Magical Plant Care and Maintenence

Identification
Protection- from pests, humans and beasts - both magic and mundane e.g. degnoming.
Feeding and dietry requirements
Watering
Repotting
Trimming
Fertilizer and compost
Sunlight
T.L.C - interaction e.g. talking, singing.
Burping - Infant Flesh eatign trees and plants.

With another flick of her wand, three black buckets appeared in the centre of the table. Each filled to the brim with variants of squishy, lumpy brown substances.... they were a bit smelly too.

"Now one of the things we have mentioned is... fertilizer. So who can identify the three substances we have here?" asked Seren making her way around the table to stretch her legs.

06-21-2011, 03:35 AM	#68 (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 Quote: Originally Posted by fanficfanatict Selina slunk into her seat with further embarrassment. She must have been the bright red color of her hair at this point. Next time she would be sure to have a back-up alarm clock if the girls decided that they would turn hers off again. Yes, that would be her plan. As of now though she was red in the face and was sure that the awkward churning in her stomach would take a few minutes to calm down. At the start of the lesson Selina perked up and listened to Professor Bentley. She drew out her phoenix feather quill and some parchment and prepared to begin. At the first question Selina was... stumped. She was never really one for Magical Plants, that was her mother who loved to garden- hence the extreme garden they had at Whitley Hall. Raising her hand timidly she said, "I guess that means we will be learning how to keep ourselves and the plants safe because we are working with varying levels of dangerous plants that have the ability to be lethal. Maybe we will be also learning how to preserve plants that are growing extinct like the coral we used in the previous lesson?" She was just throwing it out there. "Yes certainly, safety for both plant and handler is important," nodded Seren. "Though we'll be looking at general care not so much specified care." Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi giggled and rolled her eyes when Selina made her presence known. The second year seemed to always be sprinting to Herbology classes. Maybe, the she had a fear of plants that Kurumi didn't know about? Her thoughts turned away from all this when Professor Bentley began class. Hmm, well that certainly was a broad subject, but Kurumi went with the first thing that came to mind. "One of the things I think of, professor," Kurumi began with her hand raised up high in the air. "Is how to protect magical plants from non-magical beings. Or, depending on the plant, the other way around." After all, there were some magical plants that non-magical people should never be around NOT because of what they would do to the plant, but what the plant would do to them. "Yes absolutely, thats a very good point. Protection is vital for both parties," nodded Seren. Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn They got a certificate? Did they all...individually get one? Probably not. Not that it mattered to her much. Taking out her notebook, she placed it on her lap before glancing back over to the professor. Hearing about what they were doing today and the question, she couldn't help but be reminded of her first years of herbology. Eh. Not the greatest. "Learning how to make sure your plant doesn't die?" Sure, it came out as a question but...well yea. That's what it meant, right? Seren smiled at the Slytherin... "Yes, thats the main idea behind it." Quote: Originally Posted by spiral_star Jeanne took out her quill and parchment when the lesson started. She was still sleepy because of the bloody weather. Why can't winter just give it a rest so that spring could come already? So what is Magical Plant Care and Maintenance? Jeanne looked confused. Is that some kind of department in the ministry? Do they have that now? Nonetheless, she still raised her hand to answer "Is it about taking care of magical plants and making sure they are properly well maintained?" Well she's not sure if that is the correct answer to the Professor's question. It's worth the try. "Yes, but how do we do that?" probed Seren. Quote: Originally Posted by hjhm Magical Plant Care and Maintenance? Jonathan hasn't hear of that yet. But the answer could be of pure common sense right? "well from the words itself, care and maintenance." he spoke. "is it how to take care of your magical plant and maintaining that it won't die or ................................something like that" he smiled. That was really lame. "Yep, absolutely right, but how do we do that?" Quote: Originally Posted by city_girl_95 Amy put her hand up, it still shook ever so slightly but the professor was right, it was starting to warm up...or maybe she was just becoming delirious with the cold. Very possible. Is it keeping your plant alive and making sure it reaches its full potential? She suggested, taking out her notebook and quil and writing down the date and title, her handwriting ever so slightly shaky from her coldness Seren nodded, "And what sort of things do we need to do to ensure this happens?" Quote: Originally Posted by HaRoHeGiNeLu Text Cut: Professor "Of course not, Spike." So, by all means, little Claw...sit. Ellie turned back to the Professor...Heh. BEAM. She didn't have much to say back...she didn't have anything to say back...just...she just BEAMED. Hopefully, though, she meant high expectations in Quidditch...Ellie wasn't exactly good at Herbology. Maintenance? "Like...feeding? And...repotting...and trimming and such?" Those types of things. "Correct!" smiled Seren. "Yes feeding, repotting and trimming are a few of the things you need to look at when caring for magical plants." Quote: Originally Posted by elllla_Wtwins Thea raised her hand almost straight away. 'Is it about taking care of whatever magical plant you have planted?' Thea paused.. then: 'And also maintaining its' health so it will stay alive!' Glancing around the greenhouse, she found everyone had basically given the same answer. Fanning herself with her hand Thea blew up at her fringe. Phew, it was so warm! "Yes thats the aim, but how do we do this... whats involved?" Quote: Originally Posted by aussiegirl Maintenance and care. Easy enough. Mia raised her hand. "I'm guessing that we would be learning on how to prune the plant. What kind of fertilizer it requires. How much water and sunlight it needs. Stuff like that." That sounded about right to her but sometimes the most obvious answers weren't the right ones. "Yes! absolutely watering and sunlight are the basic elements required to keep any plant alive and healthy- magical or mundane." Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Care and Maintenence? Helena should start praying that they were not going to take care of some super dangerous plants, because she didn't have very pleasant memories of her past Herbology lessons, with professor Vindictus. Nooo no no. Anyway, for the woman's question, Helena was pretty much sure that she was going to say something stupid, but she wanted at least to try. "Professor? I know that muggles use to say that plants need someone to talk to them, is it the same for the magical plants?" Well, that was what she thought important when it came to care. "Oh I certainly agree with you there," replied Seren seriously. "Some magical plants require special attention, and will thrive when they recieve gestures of love and care. I myself sing to my plants quite often." Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Simon looked at the Professor and smiled before raising his hands. "I think it means that some people have to look after the plants you know like a gardner that muggles use, though of course they wouldn't have any deadly plants they have to make sure is safe." Simon said before continuing. "It must be a hard job for them to do, maintaining dangerous plants. "Mmm... sort of. Though what do you think is actually involved in caring for these plants?" Quote: Originally Posted by Trish Penny was glad class had started... Oh a question she knew the answer to.. her hand shot into the air.. "Professor I think it's about learning to care for the plants such as watering & feeding & fertilizing, and learn about their magical properties, and what they are used for...like in medicines and potions.." "Yes thats right, though knowing about their magical properties is not essential for actually maintaining and caring for the plant... its only if you intend on using the plant that you will need to know those details. Today we're just looking at their basic care," she smiled. Quote: Originally Posted by dingDong [textcut=lalala] Magical Plant Care and Maintenance?! Lola did not know what it was but ohh--OHHH SHE WAS AN INTELLIGENT PLANT! She thought for a moment and then spoke of all the possibilities that the thing could mean. She raised her hand high in the air and spoke, "Professor, I believe that this Magical Plant Care and Maintenance thing is about making sure to take care of your plant...as if it were a chiiiiiiiild!--you'd have to change their pots as if they were diapers, raise them to be well-disciplined and creative beings, feed them to be sturdy and TOUGH, and help them through their hormonal years with all the rebelling and growing--" By then, she was twirling the coil on her hat, *"I would know--I'm* a plant and my mother did a tremendous job raising me." She posed, flaunting off all of her decorations. Seren was a little taken aback by the girls answer... she didn't seriously think she was a plant did she? Still kudos for the enthusiasm. "Yes, repotting, feeding and watering are all very important tasks when it comes to caring for our wonderful magical plants." They were practically her babies, so the girl was onto something. Quote: Originally Posted by grangerfan8 Her attention was pulled away from her friend and Destiny when the professor began the lesson. One hand went in the air while the other turned to a clean piece of parchment. "Caring for the plant, like removing pests and making sure they have enough water. And it could mean grooming the plant.... like topiary." "Ahh fantastic answer Miss Lovegoods, pests can create all sorts of issues of they get into your garden or greenhouse, so protection from them is vital." She smiled brightly. "Topiary is not so much a care or maintenence requirement, its really up to the discretion of the gardener... not so much the plant." It was a good skill to have, but didn't relate to the care and health of a plant... unfortunate, they could have had a Topiary contest. Quote: Originally Posted by Steelsheen He winced when the Professor started speaking about plant care and maintenance. Undesirable muggle chores flooded his memory when he was still living with his father "Uhm... mowing, watering, weeding, and...." dang this is starting to sound like a weekend chore ".... making sure the plant burps!"** blink Well he had to say something remotely wizardy right? "Very good! Yes, though burping is only required for infant flesh eating trees... they sometimes suffer from indigestion." Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Blah, blahh, blahhh. Sierra did a quick doodle on her parchment as her mind raced with possible answers. Was there a definite answer to this, or was it one of those questions that had too many answers to even count? She could say anything from pruning a bush to defending oneself against a Venomous Tentacula. She listened to a few of the others answer and, deciding that there were a variety of different answers she could say, she raised her hand. "You can't just drown a plant in water and then stick it out in sunlight to help it survive," she answered, *"...especially a magical plant. So maybe we're going to learn what else* we should do to help them survive." She shrugged. "Maybe which spells to use. Oh, and I think it involves how we should protect ourselves when dealing we these plants, too. Some of them...well, bite back." "Absolutely, magic is something we can use to our advantage, so whether we're protecting ourselves from the plants, or the plants from us and muggles is very important." Quote: Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn** Aurora smiled, she loved herbology. "Caring for plants, keeping them healthy, watered and fed. Free of parasites and removing any pests like slugs, gnomes and that sort of thing... and someone already said grooming topiary. But I suppose with some plants they like certain things. The Granta herb likes Kneazle blood for sustenance but Granta is illegal I suppose..." she said, this was uncle Rufin's job and she was glad she paid him attention. "But maybe it includes giving a plant coffee to keep it... perky for a special occasion. Though you shouldn't do that, it's unhealthy for the plant..." She trailed off, sure that Professor Bentley knew that. Aurora's mother used to do water the bleeding hearts and lilies with coffee when she held her soirees. Seren smiled at the young Slytherin, she was quite knowledgable on herbology. "Yes absolutely correct, many magical plants have special dietary requirements which we need to consider when caring for them." Quote: Originally Posted by Presley Black "Well, lots of plants require different and unique care, right?" Presley knew next to nothing about plants. Show her a flower and she could tell you what it meant, but keeping them alive? Forget it. Herbology was her worst subject. But being a good little Ravenclaw, she was determined to get better at it. Struggling in any subject was unacceptable to her. "I know Mandrakes need to be repotted every so often." And that was all she knew. "Yes they do, absolutely right. Plants sometimes outgrow their pots and so need to be repotted so that they don't suffocate and... expire." Seren imagined it would be much like growing inside a glass tube, eventually your nose would be pressed up against the sides and you wouldn't be able to breathe. Quote: Originally Posted by Pinky Lexi raised her hand and said, "Putting mooncalf poop on them?" Yeah. She was familiar with it. And didn't like it one little bitty bit. Feh. Seren smiled... Miss Denver didn't seem to appreciate Mooncalf dung... well that would soon change-- she hoped. "Yes dung is very useful, either as fertilizer or in compost." Quote: Originally Posted by Jason Potter Weasley Wiliam raised his hand. "We should know how to plant those plants carefully and know if they belong in the shade or the sun" Wiliam told the profeeor. " We should know how much water is needed with the palnts and we should knoww how they work in the Wizarding world because they are magic" Wiliam explained to the professor. Seren nodded at the young Gryffindor, "yes sunlight and water are fundemental to a plants health." Quote: Originally Posted by Starbreeze Even before the professor finished asking the question, Eino's hand shot up. Oh, oh, oh, pick me, pick me! Eino jumped up and down with his hand raised! He knew this one, he knew all of them, it didn't even matter what the question was. At least while everyone else replied he was actually able to know the question and develop a well (kind of) developed answer. YES, FINALLY IT WAS HIS TURN! "Since it's magical plant care and maintenance, the first thing this entails is hiding them from muggles." This was the first rule for all things magical, so of course it wouldn't be an exception for plans. "Bravo!... yes protecting magical plants from the prying eyes of muggles is important in a number of ways, it protects the plants from over-exposure and also protects us from muggles discovering our world." Quote: Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake Although Ari hadn't been particularly enthusiastic about Herbology when she arrived at Hogwarts, she began to grow quite fond of the subject. The fact that they had obtained a certificate for their previous activity made the girl feel proud of the coral she ~~reluctantly~~ replanted. The idea that she had done something worthwile made her smile. But she didn't have much time to dwell on that, since the lesson had already begun. And now the question. Care and maintainance for magical plants? 'It refers to everything that's needed to make a plant grow and survive, like watering, adding fertilizer, protective charms or growth spells, and also the measures needed to hide those plants from the Muggles.' the young Gryffindor replied. Seren flashed a smile at the girl. "Yes brilliant response!" she chimmed. Quote: Originally Posted by MagicGlitter Ariella's hand shot up into the air. "It could include protecting magical plants from non-magical humans and animals. Or possibly how to keep magical plants healthy....like what kinds of ingredients, charms, or other components that go into the process." Did that sound too stupid? Ugh. She hoped not. "Not at all, you're abosolutely right. Protection is a two-way street, plants need to be protected from humand and beasts- magic or mundane, as well as us needing protection from them at times." Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl Spike grinned at Ellie, having pretty much already sat down anyway. He looked at her curiously though. She was looking awfully happy today. not that she wasn't usually cheery...just today more than usual. Probably still the high from the match, he decided. "Looking after your plants properly," Spike answered the Professor. "Doing what's best for their needs, giving them the right environment - whether that be food or water or protection. And checking up on them. What is good one time, might not necessarily be what the plant needs at another time. That's the maintenance bit." "Very good!.. yes plants can be fickle little beings, very fussy and particular. Desiphering what they need is a skill." Seren nodded... this was certainly the case with her Screechsnap. Quote: Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Nika thought about the question before raising her hand to give her own answer. "It means that in order for a plant to grow all healthy and stuff you have to take care of it and watch it properly." She suggested with an eyebrow raised. Seren nodded, "And how do you suppose we care for a plant?" Quote: Originally Posted by TSnitch Jai raised his hand and said,"Well, knowing what kind of plant you have would be a good start and that would help in know how to care for that plant. Caring it would mean knowing what makes it grow, how to protect it from harmful diseases and from withering and ultimately dying." Seren nodded, "Identification is important... you wouldn't want to be under the impression that your Devils Snare is a Flitterbloom... little mistakes like these can be fatal." Quote: Originally Posted by Herminny "Well it entails knowing the plant you have and how to best care for that plants. In general that means watering the plant, clipping off it's dead leaves so it can grow and stay strong, and making sure it has nutrient rich soil.", Chloe responded happilly with her hand raised high. "Very good response!" grinned Seren. Quote: Originally Posted by cheeseStrings Janice raised her hand, and attempted to answer, but all that came out her mouth was "Err, uhm" so she put her hand down and thought about it again. She raised her hand for the second time, and answered. "Is it something about taking care of the plants like, watering, fertilizing, cutting off parts that you need to cut off like grapes' vines, and such?" "Yes absolutely, some plants need regular pruning otherwise they will just grow over the top of anything near them, and this could be harmful to other plants." Quote: Originally Posted by insignia57 Brielle nodded happily. She had seen the certificate, and thought the idea of giving it to the students was wonderful. It would really motivate them to do more... hopefully. "Well, from the statement itself, it would entail the raising, and the caring of plants. How they can be kept healthy and alive." Brielle stopped. She had just repeated the question, really. But, "well, isn't Magical Plant Care and Maintenence a bit self explanatory, Professor?" "Mmm it can be. But theres a lot involved in caring for plants, so it sometimes sounds easier than it actually is." With a swish and a flick of her wand the board behind her cleared, and new words began to form. Quote: Originally Posted by Blackboard Magical Plant Care and Maintenence Identification Protection- from pests, humans and beasts - both magic and mundane e.g. degnoming. Feeding and dietry requirements Watering Repotting Trimming Fertilizer and compost Sunlight T.L.C - interaction e.g. talking, singing. Burping - Infant Flesh eatign trees and plants. With another flick of her wand, three black buckets appeared in the centre of the table. Each filled to the brim with variants of squishy, lumpy brown substances.... they were a bit smelly too. "Now one of the things we have mentioned is... fertilizer. So who can identify the three substances we have here?" asked Seren making her way around the table to stretch her legs. __________________ Last edited by Hera; 06-21-2011 at 06:17 AM.