| Abraxan
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack  Nika raised an eyebrow. Well if one of them was dragon dung then anything was possible right? "Erm.... Elephant dung?" Yeah okay that was an awful guess, but it was the only thing she had. "Or maybe cow poo?" She had heard of her friend's families using that on their plants, but they were muggles so maybe wizard stuffs different. "No, not quite dear," said Seren with an encouraging smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by Samira Malfoy Potter Samira wracked her mind as she tried to come up with an answer. She wasn't very good at identifying....poop. Raising her hand tentatively, she said, "Maybe just mud? Or..." her thoughts suddenly flashed back to that horrid Care of Magical Creatures class, and she couldn't help but add, "Or maybe chocolate pudding." "Well I know I would like some chocolate pudding, though I can't say the plants would appreciate it." Mmm chocolate pudding... maybe she should bring some to the next class as a surprise? Quote:
Originally Posted by hermygirl Why was everyone so grossed out by dung. He wouldn't say it was pleasant, sure, but was part of life. And they weren't even touching it yet!
Peering to see the fertilizers better, Spike puffed out his cheeks in thought. "Is that one just really good quality homemade compost?" he asked. Did the greenhouses have a composter? He wasn't sure. "And the other one...looks like a kind of mashed up seaweed." He frowned, not completely sure. He'd heard of seaweed being used, and they did aquatic plants before. But it was a bit odd. Dragon dung was the common choice, afterall.
"Interesting thoughts, but no," said Seren, making a mental not to try mashed up seaweed compost... Quote:
Originally Posted by sevensnared "Nope. Mooncalf dung is silver in appearence, you might remember it from last lesson... Good try though." Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelsheen "Sure I would Luv." he whispered back, as he started to reach out for the gloves almost automatically. Should he place a bubble head charm over his head too? Gotta keep himself kissy-ready hehe.
He gave Lexi a quick glance as she replied to the Professor's questions. Good one, Abraxans, there was a stable around the grounds for them wasnt there? He eyed the other two buckets... poop is poop, they kinda look the same once they've been processed you know? "Uhm.... Owl poop? Be easy to get some-- the Owlery is always covered with them." "Interesting idea, but no..." Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie As Kurumi sat in her seat thinking, all of the more obvious answers were immediately thrown out, leaving her to sit back and think a bit more a few of her favorite creatures, namely the phoenix and the griffin, hadn't been mentioned yet, but she somehow had a hard time imagining someone following one of those fantastic creatures around with a small plastic bag hoping to catch some of their droppings. "How about Re'ems, professor," Kurumi said after a brief moment of thinking. "I have read that their blood gives the drinker immense strength, so perhaps some of this is also transferred to their...erm...droppings and therefore will make plants stronger if used." Of course, the creatures were extremely rare, so it might be rather difficult to collect it. "No... and I can't say I've ever tried it, but thats an interetsing theory Miss Hollingberry." Quote:
Originally Posted by Trish
Penny was thinking about the different fertilizers that could be in the buckets....
1. Dragon Dung
2. Thestral Dung
3. Cow Dung
She couldn't think of any other kind, and now the smell of the buckets was making her nauseous..
... This girl was... quiet OOC: Professor Bentley isn't a mind reader :-) Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady of the Lake The joy of being praised for answering the first question evaporated as soon as they started talking about....poop. Lovely. Ari didn't say anything at first, listening to her mates, some of which suggested dragon dung. It was, apparently, one of the right answers. Trying to distract herself from the smell. Ariadne raised her hand to venture a guess. 'Unicorn dung, maybe?' "No... Unicorn dung would be too difficult to obtain, and it would probably be worth its weight in gold...." SPOILER!!: Abraxan Dung answers Quote:
Originally Posted by Starbreeze What creature could possibly be so lucky to have dung sufficiently magical to be used as a fertilizer? "Do they all come from creatures?" Eino asked with his hand raised. The least she could do was give them some tips, for all he knew it could be her dung. In which case, she just killed the whole herbology thing for him. Or it could be plant dung? Some plants are carnivorous they ought to disgest food somehow. He shook his head. Too much thought was being put into this. Why was dung so mysterious? He stood on the tip of his toes and leaned forward, trying to take a glimpse at the contents of the buckets. Eino knew of some sort of horse dung that was used but couldn't remember which. "Abraxan dung?" He said finally with his hand raised. It was either that or Thestral dung, but that one would be invisible, right? Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinky Lexi raised an eyebrow when the Professor winked at her. She hated Mooncalf dung like... SO much. She liked to watch the mooncalves dance, but she had vowed several years ago never to collect their feces ever again. It was one of the most disgusting and scarring moments in her life.
"Abraxan po-- dung? Or unicorn? Could it be the dung from any such magical creature? It stands to reason that a magical creature of any sort would have dung of a slightly magical nature maybe? Since... dragon dung is the most potent..." Grasping at straws... she did it. Quote:
Originally Posted by bone_baud10 "This is disgusting," Stella thought to herself looking with disgust at the smell brown lumps. The first lump is dragon dung and now the question is what are the other two. Thinking what could the other two lumps be. "Maybe one of the lumps is abraxan dung and the other one could be some sort of compost," she suggested raising her hand.
Seren clapped her hands together in joy. "Yes! The second one is Abraxan dung, its not as common as Dragon dung, but its still very good, very affordable and easily stocked." SPOILER!!: Hippogriff Dung answers Quote:
Originally Posted by hannah_bry27 Lucas flipped through the textbook quickly but didn't see anything specific about dung (which was, by the way, gross). Maybe he'd just missed it. He decided to take a stab at it anyway. He raised his hand and said, "Well, I know some Muggles use cow... Um... Dung as fertilizer, so maybe that could be it. But are they all from magical creatures? I'm not really sure... Isn't most dung good for fertilizer? Perhaps it could be from something like a hippogriff?" He frowned a bit. Alright, herbology wasn't his best subject. He basically knew nothing about it. But hey, at least he'd tried, right? Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul Louisa, squeezing her nose with two fingers, raised her hand, "Ubbb... I think since they use Dragod Dudg.. they might as well use Hippogriff's Dudg?" Oh and she was NOT about to let her nose free since those buckets were around, no matter how stupid her words sounded. Hmph. "Correct! Hippogriff dung is also used as fertilizer, though its not always avaliable and is a little pricey." "So now that we have identified our three fertilizers, heres what you need to know. Dragon dung, is one of the most common, and most popular fertilizers on the market. It is well stocked and very afforable. Hippogriff dung is just as good but because its not as popular and there is nowhere near enough of it on the market you'll find that it is a little more expensive to buy. Though if you have your own Hippogriff then by all means use its dung, as its very good especially in greenhouses. The middle man in this situation is Abraxan dung... often overlooked, Abraxan dung is best used as part of a compost in a flower bed or as used as dired fertilizer on small trees and shrubs."
With a flick of her wand, the three buckets of dung disappeared, and another single bucket appeared on the table. This one had a silvery substance in it.
Mooncalf dung. "Now, we used Mooncalf dung last lesson in a solution... Why do you think we opted to use Mooncalf dung as opposed to something more common such as Drangon dung?"
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