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Hera · 09-11-2011, 11:45 AM

SPOILER!!: Answers!

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Originally Posted by Roselyn

She didn't know about anyone else, but that mini-activity was slightly less enjoyable in her opinion. Then again, it couldn't been worse. Those teeth the biting toadstools had could have actually pierced their dragonhide gloves somehow.

Pushing those thoughts away, Evelyn followed the professor and everyone else to the more damp and dark section of the greenhouse. At least they were just looking at more toadstools and not devil's snare. Peppermint Striped Parasol's. Long name, wasn't it? Though she rather liked the peppermint scent they gave off. "They're used in a certain mint candy aren't they?" she piped up, crossing her arms slightly as she eyed the toadstools. "A popular candy at that. There aren't many of them left since they're being used twice as much, causing their prices to go up."

If there was one candy she knew about, it was mint candy.

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Originally Posted by RachieRu

ooh. They were moving on now. That was good, because Indiana really wanted to learn more about Toadstools. It seemed that there was much more to them then what she ahd learnt from her book about the smurfs. She eagerly followed the professor over to the next toadstools. Ooh. They looked pretty too. She'd read about them in her text book too, she thought anyway. But it was good, because she thought she might know the answer to the professors question. Indiana thought for a moment, to make sure that she did have the right answer. It would be pretty bad if she mixed up the mushrooms, but then she was only a little first year so she was sure that would be okay. When she was sure of the answer she raised her hand. "They are over-harvested aren't they? So like...there isn't many left. Which is like really bad."

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Originally Posted by Flav_0510

Valeria grabbed her things and followed Professor Bentley to another part of the greenhouse. She glanced at the plants in wonder. She was sure she had seen this plant somewhere in a book before......

Peppermint Striped Parasols...aha that's the one. Nodding to herself she listened to Professor Bentley carefully. Now if she could only remember what they are used for...

Valeria heard someone answered the Professor and said that they were used for mint candies. Huh? Is that right....
Valeria shrugged, knowing that she could not remember. She might as well wait and make sure she'll remember its uses this time...

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Originally Posted by Mordanyes

Everett grabbed his gloves and wand before following the teacher over to the other part of the greenhouse, where he was gretted with the scent of peppermint. Grinning at the pleasant smell, he stared at the toadstools they were being shown. Being honest, he wasn't really positive of the answer.

Might as well give it a guess. What was minty... "Because they are harvested often, used in lots of things such as potions, so now they are running out." Everett guessed, trying to make it not sound like a question.

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Originally Posted by RoseMalfoy

Desiree had been staring at her now fangless toadstool, a bit distracted.. when she looked up and saw everyone leaving. She quickly followed Professor Bentley and the class into a new room of the greenhouse (wand in hand, and gloves still on) She sniffed the air was that, Peppermint?

Ahh so they were Peppermint striped Parasol's. That explained it. Wait a Parasol, wasn't that like an umbrella? Well the toadstools did kind of look like minnie umbrellas.. Professor Bentley asked a question, why were they valuable, ooh Desiree actually thought she knew this one raising her hand rather quickly she said, "Because they taste so good, so everyone's eating them." She said smiling confidently. Yep that sounded about right. In her mind anyways.

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Originally Posted by luna-p

Ashley got back up when they were told they would be moving. Making sure he had all of the items requested, he followed to the next area, already drawn to the minty scent as soon as he was able to smell it. Upon finding out where it was coming from, he peered at the toadstools, thinking about the question.
Deciding to give this one a shot too, he raised his hand a little before saying, "There aren't a lot left because people have used so many? They're used in candy, so they're probably very popular, so that's why they're rare, which makes them valuable." Yep, that sounded good. "Are they endangered?" That didn't sound so good. Maybe it was a stupid question. But rare didn't necessarily mean the same as endangered, he was sure.

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Originally Posted by neaped

Hugo followed Bentley around with his gloves and wand in his hand. As he walked along the corridor he smelled... Peppermint. Ew. He didn't really like peppermint. Why were those rare? Weren't they over-harvested or something? Why would anyone make anything out of these things? Bleh. He raised his hand. "Because they are over-harvested, because they are used in some sort of candy. And when something becomes more rare, the value generally goes up," he told the professor. Or something like that.

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Originally Posted by Destiny

Yes, yes.

Destiny DID enjoy that mini-activity. Not only did she learn a new spell, a spell that, even though the Professor said wouldn't really work on anything big.. like Carter's head, she was still wanting to try it. And, she had successfully pulled a tooth and still had all her fingers to prove it. Yes, an enjoyable activity.

Standing from her seat, she put her gloves on once more, and making sure she had her wand, she followed behind the Professor as she lead the class to another part of the Greenhouse. Maybe now they were going to tend the leaping toadstools!?

No. Peppermint Striped Parasol's.

It smelled like Professor Hadley's classrooms. She always had mints around.. which were boring. In Destiny's opinion, of course.

Glancing around, listening to everyone else give their answers, she raised her gloved hand high. "Are they valuable because the place they are located is so dangerous to get to, that not many people can find it? And if they do find it, only a few can make it out alive with them?" She saw something like that on the muggle box.

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Originally Posted by Divine Eagle

Scott followed the professor with his gloves and wand in hand.
Mmm peppermint...made him wish he was at Hogsmeade.
It seemed everyone had said what Scott was thinking, but he decided to proceed anyway.
"Is it because they were so popular that they were over-harvested and now they are rare?"

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Originally Posted by Orla

Luna followed the proffeser to the other side of the green house carrying her golves with her

She was enjoying this lesson though it was interesting enough to keep her satisfied and she just loved plants and biting toadstools seemed interesting and magical

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She raised her hand ''Perhaps it's because they are being harvest often!'' Luna replied

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Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn

Aurora gazed at the new 'stools... these ones didn't bite - less cool - but they were still pretty! "They're rare because they're and ingredients in sweets so they've been over used. And it's incredibly difficult to grow them in greenhouses." she said, looking closely... was that a pixie..?

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Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Still with her gloves on and her wand in one pocket of her robes, Nora followed professor Bentley and the others to another part of the greenhouse, wondering what else they might see there.

Oh. More toadstools.

The girl smiled as she smelled the peppermint in the air, and then raised her hand. "They're used for the Magic Minty Melts." People should know that sweets were vital in Nora's life. Hehe. "And they are almost endangered, aren't they?" She even felt bad for the poor things, even though she still found them creepy.

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Originally Posted by Canoir Greengrass

Freya followed Professor Bentley with the rest of the students and making sure she brings her wand and her dragon hide gloves with her. When they already arrived, the first thing she noticed was the smell of peppermint all over the place. Then the herboloy Professor explained to them about another one and this one called Peppermint Striped Parasol and she asked them why they are fairly rare and very valluable. The fourth year Slytherin raised her hand before she spoke "They are rare due to over harvesting, professor. And they only only be found growing in enchanted forests. Not to mention that the Peppermint Striped Parasol have the pixies as their caretakers."

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

"Supply and demand, Professor," Spike stated simply, joining the back of the group. He'd spent a few moments longer to finish up pulling out those fangs and running to put them up on the top desk. "Though you have to wonder why they haven't managed to grow more of them. Surely common sense would tell you that trying to regrow them in a greenhouse is going to fail when they need the decaying debris in a forest to survive. A magical forest at that." Sometimes Spike did wonder where adults got their logic from. Surely the best way would be to recreate their natural environment. Or, just protect them in the short term. Those minty sweets surely couldn't be that desirable, could they? He'd never had one to know.

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Originally Posted by Jezabel Black

Jez's hand shot up so fast it almost knocked the people next to her. "The Peppermint Striped Parasol, or pixies parasol, is the most iconic of toadstools, given its tendency to attract pixies, and its use in Muggle literature for that purpose. Their pleasant peppermint scent attracts pixies, which are thought to be the source of their magic - the toadstools' magic, I mean. They are in danger of becoming endangered because of over-harvesting for use in Magic Minty Melts, a range of magical love sweets." Jez wrinkled her nose disapprovingly. "The demand for the sweets have gone up recently, and so the Peppermint Striped Parasol has been harvested at a rate never seen before, because the manufacturers of Magic Minty Melts are paying a lot of money for them. If a stable source of toadstools cannot be found, then the Peppermint Striped Parasol may become endangered. Magic Minty Melts don't even work!" she added, thinking of her sister Eris' failed attempts at charming a young wizard with the sweets.

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Originally Posted by HP_princess

Daphne followed the professor to the another section of the greenhouse, carrying her gloves and her wand along with her. Oh gosh, it was darker out there and..cooler. Eeek.

Oh, great. More toadstools.

Daphne raised her hand. "Well, these toadstools are also known as Pixie Parasols because..they attract Pixies.." Which was obvious. The girl cleared her throat and continued, "The pepperment striped parasol is one of the ingredients in.." Oh, no. She forgot the name of the candy. "..well, it's some kind of a love candy, isn't it?" Anyway.. "Since, the demand for the candies have gone up in the recent times, the demand for these toadstools have increased as well. Hence, they are rare." Daphne finished, feeling quite pleased with herself. The girl just hoped she was right.

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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes

Corey was practically bursting with things to say, but he didn't answer the question, simply because his thoughts about Peppermint Striped Parasols actually didn't provide an answer to the question asked. He just watched the professor avidly, like he was waiting for her to say something in particular.

What was Corey looking at? .... did he have something to add? Or did he just want to get on with the activity?...

Anyway...

"Correct!" Seren was soooo pleased that the students were so well informed of these charming little 'stools. "Unfortunately we have a tendency to over-harvest a number of our magical resources, this toadstool is no exception... though I reccommend you keep a distance from Magic Minty Moments..." they're just not worth it.

"Now a few of you have mentioned pixies, and in case you wondering, yes we have pixies in this greenhouse. Now... they're not going to be happy with what we're about to do, so I need you all on high alert, and I would greatly appreciate it if some of the more experienced students could help out the first and second years." Otherwise this would be just too chaotic.

"This is the last activity we'll be doing today, but its also the most dangerous. Pixies can be... a bit of a handful, so be careful and look out for one another." It would be fun, and certainly interesting to watch.
"Herbology is not only about plants and how to care for them, it also involves identifying cautions and knowing how to deal with them in a safe and conscientious manner."

Instructions time. Seren turned her head briefly to glance at the 'stools and their protectors. This would be interesting.

"For this activity we will be harvesting the caps... this lot have already released their spores, so in time a new lot will grow to replace the ones we harvest today." Otherwise she wouldn't dare harvest them. No no no.
"You wont need to numb these ones as they don't feel pain like the Biting Toadstool do, but you will need your wand to stun or freeze the pixies."

"When you're harvesting the caps, simply hold it by the top and twist it off, then you'll need to deposit them into this box." Seren indicated a cardboard box not far from where they were standing.
"You need to harvest three caps each. And good luck."

"Remember to help each other out, and don't be afraid to ask for help."

OOC: INSTRUCTIONS

- You need to harvest 3 caps.
- You MUST do this is 3 posts.
- You can post more than 3 times, but ONLY harvest 3 caps.
- Do NOT double post.
- This DOES NOT mean you can just chat.
- Feel free to have the pixies pull your hair, trip you up, push you over, try to bite you, give you wedgies etc .
- and of course rescue each other! (STUN or FREEZE).
- And please number your posts when you do harvest a cap!
**** ALSO PLEASE BE REALISTIC FIRST YEARS AND SECOND YEARS ARE NOT LIEKLY TO KNOW HOW TO STUN/FREEZE*** So ask for help (;

If you have any questions feel free to send me a VM/ PM .. otherwise HAVE FUN!

This Actvity will be open for approx 24 hours.

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Hera DMC Abraxan Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, AU (GMT +8) Posts: 25,070 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jasper Hart First Year Ministry RPG Name: Olympia Stanton Magical Creatures x10 x10	½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf SPOILER!!: Answers! Quote: Originally Posted by Roselyn She didn't know about anyone else, but that mini-activity was slightly less enjoyable in her opinion. Then again, it couldn't been worse. Those teeth the biting toadstools had could have actually pierced their dragonhide gloves somehow. Pushing those thoughts away, Evelyn followed the professor and everyone else to the more damp and dark section of the greenhouse. At least they were just looking at more toadstools and not devil's snare. Peppermint Striped Parasol's. Long name, wasn't it? Though she rather liked the peppermint scent they gave off. "They're used in a certain mint candy aren't they?" she piped up, crossing her arms slightly as she eyed the toadstools. "A popular candy at that. There aren't many of them left since they're being used twice as much, causing their prices to go up." If there was one candy she knew about, it was mint candy. Quote: Originally Posted by RachieRu ooh. They were moving on now. That was good, because Indiana really wanted to learn more about Toadstools. It seemed that there was much more to them then what she ahd learnt from her book about the smurfs. She eagerly followed the professor over to the next toadstools. Ooh. They looked pretty too. She'd read about them in her text book too, she thought anyway. But it was good, because she thought she might know the answer to the professors question. Indiana thought for a moment, to make sure that she did have the right answer. It would be pretty bad if she mixed up the mushrooms, but then she was only a little first year so she was sure that would be okay. When she was sure of the answer she raised her hand. "They are over-harvested aren't they? So like...there isn't many left. Which is like really bad." Quote: Originally Posted by Flav_0510 Valeria grabbed her things and followed Professor Bentley to another part of the greenhouse. She glanced at the plants in wonder. She was sure she had seen this plant somewhere in a book before...... Peppermint Striped Parasols...aha that's the one. Nodding to herself she listened to Professor Bentley carefully. Now if she could only remember what they are used for... Valeria heard someone answered the Professor and said that they were used for mint candies. Huh? Is that right.... Valeria shrugged, knowing that she could not remember. She might as well wait and make sure she'll remember its uses this time... Quote: Originally Posted by Mordanyes Everett grabbed his gloves and wand before following the teacher over to the other part of the greenhouse, where he was gretted with the scent of peppermint. Grinning at the pleasant smell, he stared at the toadstools they were being shown. Being honest, he wasn't really positive of the answer. Might as well give it a guess. What was minty... "Because they are harvested often, used in lots of things such as potions, so now they are running out." Everett guessed, trying to make it not sound like a question. Quote: Originally Posted by RoseMalfoy Desiree had been staring at her now fangless toadstool, a bit distracted.. when she looked up and saw everyone leaving. She quickly followed Professor Bentley and the class into a new room of the greenhouse (wand in hand, and gloves still on) She sniffed the air was that, Peppermint? Ahh so they were Peppermint striped Parasol's. That explained it. Wait a Parasol, wasn't that like an umbrella? Well the toadstools did kind of look like minnie umbrellas.. Professor Bentley asked a question, why were they valuable, ooh Desiree actually thought she knew this one raising her hand rather quickly she said, "Because they taste so good, so everyone's eating them." She said smiling confidently. Yep that sounded about right. In her mind anyways. Quote: Originally Posted by luna-p Ashley got back up when they were told they would be moving. Making sure he had all of the items requested, he followed to the next area, already drawn to the minty scent as soon as he was able to smell it. Upon finding out where it was coming from, he peered at the toadstools, thinking about the question. Deciding to give this one a shot too, he raised his hand a little before saying, "There aren't a lot left because people have used so many? They're used in candy, so they're probably very popular, so that's why they're rare, which makes them valuable." Yep, that sounded good. "Are they endangered?" That didn't sound so good. Maybe it was a stupid question. But rare didn't necessarily mean the same as endangered, he was sure. Quote: Originally Posted by neaped Hugo followed Bentley around with his gloves and wand in his hand. As he walked along the corridor he smelled... Peppermint. Ew. He didn't really like peppermint. Why were those rare? Weren't they over-harvested or something? Why would anyone make anything out of these things? Bleh. He raised his hand. "Because they are over-harvested, because they are used in some sort of candy. And when something becomes more rare, the value generally goes up," he told the professor. Or something like that. Quote: Originally Posted by Destiny Yes, yes. Destiny DID enjoy that mini-activity. Not only did she learn a new spell, a spell that, even though the Professor said wouldn't really work on anything big.. like Carter's head, she was still wanting to try it. And, she had successfully pulled a tooth and still had all her fingers to prove it. Yes, an enjoyable activity. Standing from her seat, she put her gloves on once more, and making sure she had her wand, she followed behind the Professor as she lead the class to another part of the Greenhouse. Maybe now they were going to tend the leaping toadstools!? No. Peppermint Striped Parasol's. It smelled like Professor Hadley's classrooms. She always had mints around.. which were boring. In Destiny's opinion, of course. Glancing around, listening to everyone else give their answers, she raised her gloved hand high. "Are they valuable because the place they are located is so dangerous to get to, that not many people can find it? And if they do find it, only a few can make it out alive with them?" She saw something like that on the muggle box. Quote: Originally Posted by Divine Eagle Scott followed the professor with his gloves and wand in hand. Mmm peppermint...made him wish he was at Hogsmeade. It seemed everyone had said what Scott was thinking, but he decided to proceed anyway. "Is it because they were so popular that they were over-harvested and now they are rare?" Quote: Originally Posted by Orla Luna followed the proffeser to the other side of the green house carrying her golves with her She was enjoying this lesson though it was interesting enough to keep her satisfied and she just loved plants and biting toadstools seemed interesting and magical --- She raised her hand ''Perhaps it's because they are being harvest often!'' Luna replied Quote: Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn Aurora gazed at the new 'stools... these ones didn't bite - less cool - but they were still pretty! "They're rare because they're and ingredients in sweets so they've been over used. And it's incredibly difficult to grow them in greenhouses." she said, looking closely... was that a pixie..? Quote: Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Still with her gloves on and her wand in one pocket of her robes, Nora followed professor Bentley and the others to another part of the greenhouse, wondering what else they might see there. Oh. More toadstools. The girl smiled as she smelled the peppermint in the air, and then raised her hand. "They're used for the Magic Minty Melts." People should know that sweets were vital in Nora's life. Hehe. "And they are almost endangered, aren't they?" She even felt bad for the poor things, even though she still found them creepy. Quote: Originally Posted by Canoir Greengrass Freya followed Professor Bentley with the rest of the students and making sure she brings her wand and her dragon hide gloves with her. When they already arrived, the first thing she noticed was the smell of peppermint all over the place. Then the herboloy Professor explained to them about another one and this one called Peppermint Striped Parasol and she asked them why they are fairly rare and very valluable. The fourth year Slytherin raised her hand before she spoke "They are rare due to over harvesting, professor. And they only only be found growing in enchanted forests. Not to mention that the Peppermint Striped Parasol have the pixies as their caretakers." Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl "Supply and demand, Professor," Spike stated simply, joining the back of the group. He'd spent a few moments longer to finish up pulling out those fangs and running to put them up on the top desk. "Though you have to wonder why they haven't managed to grow more of them. Surely common sense would tell you that trying to regrow them in a greenhouse is going to fail when they need the decaying debris in a forest to survive. A magical forest at that." Sometimes Spike did wonder where adults got their logic from. Surely the best way would be to recreate their natural environment. Or, just protect them in the short term. Those minty sweets surely couldn't be that desirable, could they? He'd never had one to know. Quote: Originally Posted by Jezabel Black Jez's hand shot up so fast it almost knocked the people next to her. "The Peppermint Striped Parasol, or pixies parasol, is the most iconic of toadstools, given its tendency to attract pixies, and its use in Muggle literature for that purpose. Their pleasant peppermint scent attracts pixies, which are thought to be the source of their magic - the toadstools' magic, I mean. They are in danger of becoming endangered because of over-harvesting for use in Magic Minty Melts, a range of magical love sweets." Jez wrinkled her nose disapprovingly. "The demand for the sweets have gone up recently, and so the Peppermint Striped Parasol has been harvested at a rate never seen before, because the manufacturers of Magic Minty Melts are paying a lot of money for them. If a stable source of toadstools cannot be found, then the Peppermint Striped Parasol may become endangered. Magic Minty Melts don't even work!" she added, thinking of her sister Eris' failed attempts at charming a young wizard with the sweets. Quote: Originally Posted by HP_princess Daphne followed the professor to the another section of the greenhouse, carrying her gloves and her wand along with her. Oh gosh, it was darker out there and..cooler. Eeek. Oh, great. More toadstools. Daphne raised her hand. "Well, these toadstools are also known as Pixie Parasols because..they attract Pixies.." Which was obvious. The girl cleared her throat and continued, "The pepperment striped parasol is one of the ingredients in.." Oh, no. She forgot the name of the candy. "..well, it's some kind of a love candy, isn't it?" Anyway.. "Since, the demand for the candies have gone up in the recent times, the demand for these toadstools have increased as well. Hence, they are rare." Daphne finished, feeling quite pleased with herself. The girl just hoped she was right. Quote: Originally Posted by Con_Stripes Corey was practically bursting with things to say, but he didn't answer the question, simply because his thoughts about Peppermint Striped Parasols actually didn't provide an answer to the question asked. He just watched the professor avidly, like he was waiting for her to say something in particular. What was Corey looking at? .... did he have something to add? Or did he just want to get on with the activity?... Anyway... "Correct!" Seren was soooo pleased that the students were so well informed of these charming little 'stools. "Unfortunately we have a tendency to over-harvest a number of our magical resources, this toadstool is no exception... though I reccommend you keep a distance from Magic Minty Moments..." they're just not worth it. "Now a few of you have mentioned pixies, and in case you wondering, yes we have pixies in this greenhouse. Now... they're not going to be happy with what we're about to do, so I need you all on high alert, and I would greatly appreciate it if some of the more experienced students could help out the first and second years." Otherwise this would be just too chaotic. "This is the last activity we'll be doing today, but its also the most dangerous. Pixies can be... a bit of a handful, so be careful and look out for one another." It would be fun, and certainly interesting to watch. "Herbology is not only about plants and how to care for them, it also involves identifying cautions and knowing how to deal with them in a safe and conscientious manner." Instructions time. Seren turned her head briefly to glance at the 'stools and their protectors. This would be interesting. "For this activity we will be harvesting the caps... this lot have already released their spores, so in time a new lot will grow to replace the ones we harvest today." Otherwise she wouldn't dare harvest them. No no no. "You wont need to numb these ones as they don't feel pain like the Biting Toadstool do, but you will need your wand to stun or freeze the pixies." "When you're harvesting the caps, simply hold it by the top and twist it off, then you'll need to deposit them into this box." Seren indicated a cardboard box not far from where they were standing. "You need to harvest three caps each. And good luck." "Remember to help each other out, and don't be afraid to ask for help." OOC: INSTRUCTIONS - You need to harvest 3 caps. - You MUST do this is 3 posts. - You can post more than 3 times, but ONLY harvest 3 caps. - Do NOT double post. - This DOES NOT mean you can just chat. - Feel free to have the pixies pull your hair, trip you up, push you over, try to bite you, give you wedgies etc . - and of course rescue each other! (STUN or FREEZE). - And please number your posts when you do harvest a cap! ** ALSO PLEASE BE REALISTIC FIRST YEARS AND SECOND YEARS ARE NOT LIEKLY TO KNOW HOW TO STUN/FREEZE* So ask for help (; If you have any questions feel free to send me a VM/ PM .. otherwise HAVE FUN! This Actvity will be open for approx 24 hours. __________________ Last edited by Hera; 09-11-2011 at 12:10 PM.