Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Ohh, Sophie was mentioned by name! For an eleven-year-old, this was something big! Especially for her first Herbology class. She gave the professor a grin before settling back and listening to the lesson.

Hmm...another way to use Herbology besides medicine and potion? Sophie couldn't really think of anymore uses. Well, you could decorate with plants, but she wasn't really sure that was what the professor was getting at. Then a thought occurred to her, and she raised her hand. "We can use our knowledge of Herbology to keep us from getting attacked by a plant," she said. "If you didn't know what a Devil's Snare was, and you came across one, you'd be toast."

Originally Posted by Princesspower

There was so much that Sarah did not know where to begin. Of course, she was only allowed to say one thing, so she had to pick one carefully. She thought and thought and by the time she decided on the perfect one... everyone else had covered for her.


Sarah was taking notes this year.. she had to get off to a good start. Leaving a page in her notebook as a cover page and another as index that she would do at the end of the year, Sarah moved onto the next clean page and began writing. There was a lot of things going on.

Right.. another question. This time Sarah was not going to overthink it, she was going to say the first thing that came to mind. She raised her hand. "One needs a knowledge of Herbology for Wandlore. Children these days" yes, she was old "need to know that the wand does not come from Ollivanders, rather the wood comes for a tree."

Originally Posted by Talikins

Ears all open and listening, Abbi made sure to pay attention. It was difficult though and that was clearly because she found it all very interesting which could have possibly been because this was all new to her, or maybe it was the fact that she couldn't stop wondering if fairies were somehow involved in this subject. They had to be! Awesome things almost ALWAYS involved fairies.

Buuuuut back to Herbology. Miss Pretty Blonde Professor was going on about the four different categories Herbology was divided into. Their care requirements, the little firstie scratched her head at that one. Did that involve fairies looking after them? She'd have to ask! Maybe at the end of the lesson, cause again the fairy side-tracking thing was not good when Professor's were asking questions. Nope, nope. You needed to think about what they were saying, not about what was in your mind just yet.

So herbology had to do with plants and why did people learn about plants. Abbi shot her hand up in a speedy fashion. "I know! I know!" Nothing wrong with being a bit too eager, right? "To know how to make beautiful fairy smelling perfumes!" Yeah, she was somehow still going on about that.

Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo

Condsidering Lex could think of a few ways in which Herbology could be useful in today's world, she raised her hand, prepared to give an answer. Medicine and stuff was already mentioned, those were the practical things...but not the only practical ones.

"It'd be good to know stuff about Herbology because it can help you get rid of evidence and take care of the...erm....problems in your life. Some plants eat people, it's important to note those because they can come in handy one day. Other plants just have reeeally unique things about them that can be harnessed but you'll never know that or which ones until you've actually learned about them." Did that make sense? It's how she saw it.

If the plant wasn't gonna out the guy for you, the least it could do is give you something else to do the job. Then you had to watch for the plants that were simply pretty. They were wonderful to have around but not very beneficial in the end.

Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife

Kat didn't really have to answer that. Seeing as a lot of them actually knew what Herbology was, since they've been or will be studying about this for most of their lives, surely they should know what it was. Kat didn't bother sharing her answer. Repeating the same response as the others would result to her being a broken CD.



This was an interesting question. The uses of Herbology in real life? It was easy, but there weren't much things to answer because it would just be the same as the others. Anyway, back to the question. Kat pondered on that for a bit more to find something to actually say. She'd been a bit quiet, taking more notes.

Oh. How about... caring for plants? Because you see plants everyday in your life. At home, in Hogwarts, pretty much everywhere. There were even plants in dry places like deserts. They took that up a few terms back so Kat had a bit of knowledge on that. It was useful. "Mainly to care for the plants, especially those who have them in their homes. It's important to know which soil is suitable for them and what other things you must consider when growing them." Like brushing the teeth of Fanged Geraniums. Merlin, that was messy work. Definitely messy.

Originally Posted by fire_faerie

Originally Posted by bitsyandtank

Asher had been fairly quiet thus far in the lesson. He was taking notes and trying to remember what he had learned during his first year of school. "Professor, wouldn't we be able to make healthier foods by studying Herbology?"

He wasn't exactly sure that was what she was looking for, but it seemed like a good answer. If they were able to study the plants and find out how they best survived, then they could help keep those plants growing under proper conditions. Then the plants would produce better fruits.

Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella got to have a Tobias, a Forrest, and a Sophie all in one lesson? Cuteness overload. The blonde found herself giving them encouraging smiles just cause and then listened for the next question that had been asked.

Knowledge of herbology in our world? Medicine was the one Ella would have said so she tapped her chin thoughtfully, considering the other options. "Professor, being knowledgeable on this subject enables you to know which plants you should be wary of and which you can deal with without too much worry." So it was sort or precautionary in that sense.

Originally Posted by SlytherinSistah

Cutty had flipped open his Herbology book and began to look at the pictures as he tuned his ears to Professor Bentley. As she came to explaining the 4 major categories of Herbology, he landed on a portion of the book with a beautiful illustration showing different types of deadly plants across two pages. He could've thought of a million uses for those little beauties! He was willing to bet that there were a whole host of ways one could make money off of plants that didn't necessarily include teaching or breeding. He just wasn't sure the adults in his life would be too keen on any of them. Best to stick to something safe.

So, then his hand went up. "We could use our knowledge of plants to identify other things around it like temperature changes in certain areas of the world, like. Like, knowing certain plants that grow better in cold weather could teach us alot about what kind of weather a place has or if the weather has changed any." The boy drew a breath in and carried the after-thought. "And then you could also monitor other forms of magical life, like Doxies who also like cold weather. If there were any living around it." And there were probably people out there in the world too lazy to do this themselves and would pay you handsomely to do this. Easy money. He was paying attention in Herbology class.

Originally Posted by hpfan18

Kace was wondering how they could use Herbology in their world today. Like the professor mentioned, Marissa and Sophie touched upon medicine and potions. Kace was gonna say something like that but now he had to think of something else......

He raised his hand and said,

"Professor it is good to know Herbology because if you want to put plants in your garden you need to know which plants eats certain kinds and which are harmful."

He would need to know that information if he ever worked on his farm with his grandparents back home.

Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

After scribbling down the definition of Herbology Adi pondered on the next question. Sone students had already given pretty good answers. He thought of how he would want to use his Herbology knowledge. "Oh, I know!''

Adi's left hand shot in the air. "I'd use it to stay safe, Professor. Like staying away from dangerous plants such as Devil's Snare or Poison Ivy.'' Yep. He wasn't going to mess with those plants!

Originally Posted by Ivana R

Annabeth was mesmerized by the plants in the Greenhouse that it took too long for her noticing the class had started. Professor Bentley was asking a second question when she woke up from her daydreams and also noticed Adi near her.
"Hey, Adi! I was so distracted that I didn't noticed the class begining nor you arriving. Sorry." She whispered and then turned to hear the teacher.


She took her notes quickly. Would she have missed some important information? She peered at Adi's notes. Nope, just banal information.



The girl raised her hand and said, "I think Herbology can help us in the conservation of the natural resources, valuable landscapes and endangered species."

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

"Naturally, Professor," he replied smoothly and slightly wiggled his eyebrows. Of course, that was only if she were looking close enough, which she would have been because his face was a nice one.

Settling into his seat, he didn't even bother answering the first question because, well, everyone else had. Very little left to add, yeah?

"A plethora of plants are used for cosmetics and beauty supplies, Professor. Not that any of you need it, but some girls use make-up to help self-esteem......and knowing which plants can be used for rouge, etc. is a superficial way to be used."

Also....shampoo. What? Did they all think that hair like this was without delicate care?

Originally Posted by Cassirin

Mo fidgeted a great bit as he tugged on the gloves he was supposed to wear and tried to focus. He didn't feel very focused, but then he'd just had to depart with his own personal money just to show up for class. It burnt his britches, that much was true.

But focus, Mosef. Time to focus. He raised one gloved-hand. "Professor, it's important to understand plants, as well as their habitats, including the animals, soil, and climate. Impacting any one of those pieces of the whole could impact all of the pieces, and maintaining balance is essential."

Originally Posted by lemon

How could they use Herbology today? Hmm. "Knowledge of Herbology can be used for defense sometimes, professor. Like how some plants were used to protect the school in the Battle of Hogwarts. Devil's Snare."

Was her fascination for the more violent plants showing?

Alice didn't think so.