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Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo  The turnstiles would be there even sometime later?? Her mouth fell open but before she could give a proper response she heard Sarah just behind her. Lex whipped around and spotted her fellow Gryffindor taking a spot at the table she was at. "Oh! No problem! I don't mind at all!" BEAM! Really, anyone was free to sit where she sat. There wasn't exactly a rule about it. She turned her attention back to the Professor who been talking about a surprize. She liked those. Lex liked even more the bright greeting she'd gotten from the Professor in turn. Her Head of House was easily one of her favourites, simply because the woman genuinely seemed happy when she saw her.
Now if only the others could adopt that attitude.
The next person to sit by her was Benjy, he got a smile that slowly faded into a look of contemplation when he asked about the turnstiles. "No actually, I didn't. Luckily I always have some loose change on me."
But all her attention was soon back to the Professor. What did Herbology involve? Lots of things! Lex's hand flew up.
"We study man eating plants...and mundane plants too..." Okay, so they'd never actually learned about anything man-eating but technically her first year was a learning experience filled with a giant man-eating plant. She learned so much that year. Quote:
Originally Posted by feeheeheeny Aw. Sophie DID feel welcome to Herbology, thanks. This woman professor was already a million times better than that scary Transfiguration lady AND Romanos. Sophie was delighted to be near the front of the room this time.
Right. Down to business. Gloves, check. No eating? Well, she might have had some sweets in her pockets, but she'd make sure not to take those out, yeah? As for the professor's question... Sophie was a first year, but even SHE knew a few obvious answers. She could answer, too, then, right? But, as she was looking to get on Bentley's good side from the beginning, the first year raised a lazy hand and took advantage of the wording of her question to give a less plant-related reply, "Fun?" That would either be a hit or miss answer, but from Bentley's friendliness at the beginning, Soph thought it would be a winner. Quote:
Originally Posted by Charely Potter Well, it was pretty nice being back in the Greenhouses. He surely felt like he didn't spend enough time in here throughout his Hogwarts years. Luckily he was also aware on the rules for this class, he had his own gloves in his pocket ready to be worn whenever needed.
Hmm.. The study of herbology. Well, that were a lot involved for the studying in Herbology. Wade raised his hand to give an answer, "Herbology involves.. more than just learning what the plants are, but also on treating them." Least that was the basic of it in Wade's eyes. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Oh, this woman was nice! "Thanks, Professor! I'm quite excited to be here,'' Adi said, bouncing slightly on his feet. He could hardly wait to get started! Better head to a seat!
And soon, the lesson had started! Adi had his quill poised, ready to take notes.
This first year had an idea about the study of Herbology! He quickly raised his hand. "Plants, Professor! Learning about them so we can take care of them.'' But he was unsure if it involved the study of regular plants. Quote:
Originally Posted by starlight617 Great class had already started. Marissa walked into the greenhouse and quietly found a seat. She listened as the professor asked a question about what is involved in herbology.
"Is it so we can learn about plants and how we can benefit from them? For like medicine and stuff?" she asked as she raised her hand. Quote:
Originally Posted by Bazinga Minerva got settled in at her workstation and turned to fully face the professor. She was very aware of how nice it smelled in the greenhouse and how calm she was feeling at the moment. She hated her plant loving boyfriend not being next to her, but at least she wasn't screaming back to the castle to roll up in her little protective ball away from plants like she was last term. Well she was calm that is until Alexa answered Bentley's first question. Her blue eyes snapped up at the lion and she gasped at the man eating plants.
Knowing they were not in the right greenhouse for that, unless she changed the greenhouses around Minerva took a few deep breaths and knew she had gasped louder than she should have so her cheeks flushed hoping that Professor Bentley didn't hear her. She scooted in her chair a little bit uncomfortable and looked down at her parchment.
Finally composing herself Min raised her hand, "Professor, Herbology is the study of plants, but also how to care for them and what they are used for." A big reason she was still in the class. She needed the what they are used for part for her healing career that she was wanting. Quote:
Originally Posted by aaetha Adrienne still didn't want to be here. Really. All of these carnivorous plants were making her twitchy, so even the fairly quiet sound of the attendance clipboard being put down on the stool made her tense up.
"The study of magical plants and their care and uses." That was a really simple question, and any first year who'd even given One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi a cursory glance could have regurgitated that definition, along with the four or so people who'd said it before her. Oh well. Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Nigel did not know you could not eat in here. He just assumed in was common sense. You don't want to make man eating plants more hungry.
"It is the wizarding equivalent to botany"
If you did not know what botany was. Then this was the class for you. Quote:
Originally Posted by the fastest seeker
She sat shooting looks at all the plants around her expecting anyone of them to leap at her and EAT her or something. She needed to remain ready for any surprises. So when Adelaide sat next to her and spoke, the blond was startled for a split second before recognizing her dormmates voice. " Hey," She smiled at her. She however had no chance to answer her question as the professor spoke, so she turned her attention to the woman avoiding herself and her friend trouble.
Here they were. Cassia was still clutching her bag in case there was an emergency and they had to flee. Could happen any second here, yeah? Nope, she wasn't being paranoid or overreacting at all. Better safe than sorry. And did she just tell Lex that it was a surprise. Was that supposed to be exciting? Cassia didn't appreciate surprises in here. She'd rather have a general idea of what was happening and what was going to happen. Kind of on edge.
Okay, questions were good, they were very good. The longer they stayed in the theoretical part the better and safer.
She raised her hand. " Learning how to keep away from the deadly and poisonous plants." At least that's why she was here. Quote:
Originally Posted by Anna Banana For the benefit of the first years?! Hmm... Sophie didn't know about the other first years...well, other than her brother..., but she'd been homeschooled before coming here, just like all the other Greingoth descendants before her. Her mom had pretty much brushed her up on the basics, so she did know a little about Herbology before coming to class.
Raising her hand, she said, "My mom and grandma are both potions mistresses, and they use lots of plants as ingredients in potions." Quote:
Originally Posted by GrapehGrape Adelaide smiled at Cassia and quirked an eyebrow at her jumpiness. She waited for her to answer, but the other girl never got the chance. No point in breaking the rules and apparently Cassia had the same idea.
Okay. Rules down. Check. What is involved with Herbology? Keep from having deadly things? Way to make me feel any better about this class, Cassia. Everyone else seemed to be mentioning some useful things as well. So Herbology definitely had it's benefits. She raised her hand. "To learn about the good and bad things plants can do?" A legitimate conclusion from her classmates answers. Quote:
Originally Posted by hpfan18 Kace liked starting off the lesson easy. This was an easy question and it was common sense to use your gloves and to not eat while in Herbology. Why do you think he always comes out of this class super hungry??
Anyways back to the question. Hmmm.."Well professor Herbology teaches us which plants to take care of correctly because if you don't there could be consequences or it could die." Which is somewhat true because every plant is different.
Seren listened as a number of students raised their hand and contributed an answer to her question. It was nice to see variations in their responses too, and neither were wrong. After mumbling the appropriate "Yes, excellent!" and "Absolutely!" 's Seren clapped her hands together and paused to see if there were any last minute ideas anyone wanted to add...
No?
... "Herbology, in official terms, is the study of magical and mundane plants... this is a very broad statement though, and it doesn't represent the subject justly." She paused here to give the students the opportunity to consider what she'd just said. "Herbology... may be broken into four categories, which your peers have identified. These include the identification of plants, their uses, their cautions and their care requirements." All of which were necessary for a truly apt understanding of the subject. "Marissa and Sophie touched on herbology in the field of medicine and potions... how else might we use the knowledge of herbology in our world today?" OOC: The lesson will continue in approx 15 hours. Remember, only ONE idea/thought in your response please.
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