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Originally Posted by JustAlice  WHAT? How did people know so much about this stuff? His knowledge still had so many gaps in it... "They're... poisonous. So they'll kill you. Or make you sick." Like food poisoning. Eurgh. Yeah, that was as much as he had. He stared blankly at everyone else, chewing the edge of his quill. Cosgrach waited for an example, but the boy chewed his quill instead. Was that even... sterile? He doubted it.
"What if you swallow a feather?" he kindly asked the boy - translation: STOP chewing it!
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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi "A posion is a substance that can cause death to someone who drinks or even breathes it. Some are even undetectable" he said lazily without raising his hand. "One of them is the Drink of Despair , which causes the drinker to feel fear and extreme thirst to the point that they can dehydrate from it" was that right? mweh whatever. What was wrong with Kevin today? Cosgrach frowned to himself. He hoped they were over stupid mind games.
"You're right, but please raise your hand next time." So that he would KNOW he was going to speak, yes? The man smiled though, to show he wasn't angry. Yet.
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Poisons and antedotes was the first topic of discussion and Ben did his best to think of something to give. " A poison is something that when ingested causes negative effects," he answered at first after raising his hand, remembering that at least from a previous mention. "Angel's trumpet is a poison...or source of poison...and can be fatal." Granted as a whole they were plants but they were all poisonous. Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 "A poison is a substance that causes harm to the person who consumes it. It can either bring about distress or death. Or both. Weedosoros is a poison and is thought to have the same effects as Drink of Despair.'' Which Kevin had just explained about. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel was not ready for this at all but she would give it a go. She raised her hand and looked at the Professor, she had read something in the book and was going to say it here. "Is Weedosoros a poison?" Angel wasn't sure. "I think that the person who drinks it gets simple effects to what you get if you drink that despair drink... though I'm not totally sure." Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Raising his hand, Zeke forced himself to participate, he couldn't afford to sit this one out. "A poison makes living things sick, or kills them... basically it causes them harm," he answered, his voice shaking once or twice. Gosh he hated FINALS. "And an example might be... Hemlock? I know that creatures shouldn't eat it cause it'll make them really sick." Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Then it was question time. Poison was the topic and Jasmine raised her hand and began to speak. "A poison is something that can cause illness or death if it is taken into a person's system through a number of ways". Going on to give her example, Jasmine continued. "Venomous Tentacula juice is a poison, but it won't kill you. It will make your insides feel like they are burning and turn your skin purple." It sounded like a charming little potion. Quote:
Originally Posted by feeheeheeny However, she COULD offer up an example of a poison, of course. There were plenty of those. "The Noxious Potion is a poison, professor. It emits a green smoke that's SUPER strong and makes the person who inhales the fumes pass out or throw up. Y'can't even drink it 'cause your mind won't let you - it knows it's too terrible for you, y'know? But if you were forced to drink it, it'd make you throw up, for sure. S'no good." Quote:
Originally Posted by Expecto-Penguin "Professor isn't a Basilisk fang poisonous and it effect can be instant since it is the venom from the snake?" He thought it sounded logical and his answer was similar to Marigold's but he gave an example. Cosgrach nodded and smiled at each of them. "You're all correct," he said as their answers appeared on the blackboard.
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Originally Posted by Jessiqua She had a think about his question and raised her hand, "Professor, a poison is a harmful substance that has the ability to harm or kill an organism." She had a quick think of a poison, remembering reading about one in her Grandparents muggle history books. "One example of a poison is cyanide. I think what happens when someone is exposed to cyanide is they loose the oxygen in their blood, and people can have minor disruptions such as headaches, fainting, and trouble breathing, but if it's exposure at higher amounts they can die," she said, rather morbidly. Quote:
Originally Posted by hermionesclone And to answer the question? "Poisons are highly dangerous and, kinda sneaky too. Maybe, in some cases, a mixture is only considered a poison depending on how strong it is. For example, Garrotting Gas. Small doses might just cause you to choke and if you get out of there quickly enough, you'll be fine. Not exactly considered that poisonous, is it?" Wasn't even labelled as a poison in the first place but whatever. "But inhale more and you're likely to suffocate and then you're done for. Then it could be considered poisonous." This was his line of thinking, at least.
Pause. "That doesn't mean you should go around sniffing the thing, though." Dead stupid, that was. Aha, leave it to the Slytherins to touch upon an important aspect!
"You two mentioned something very important," he said excitedly, "something may not poison with a little amount, but it can be harmful if exposed to a lot." He smiled at them.
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Originally Posted by ScarletCharm104 Marigold raised a hand while chewing the end of her hair absently. "Some poisons are only fatal for humans, right? Like snake venom in a potion… snakes wouldn't die if they had that potion." Snakes would look very funny drinking a potion, heh. [/textcut] He was excited for this answer as well. "I don't know specifically about snakes, but you're right: Something poisonous for a creature may not cause any harm for another." Good one, Marigold!
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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict His hand shot up and waved around. Look here. "Swelling solution. You can patch that up with deflating draught." Boom. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginevra "There is a potion called the Drink of Despair that causes fear, pain strong thirst and confusion. Considering the effects, is that a type of poison?" Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir "Sir, poisons are basically harmful substances. They can kill you, or they can make you really unwell generally or with specific things. They're super negative," he offered, lowering his hand again and twirling his quill around his fingers as he spoke. As for an exaaaaample... uh, crud. He couldn't remember. Okay... improvising. "There's all kinds, but they're not always specifically brewed to be a poison. For example, if you brew potions super wrong or, like, don't clean the equipment properly or anything your potion could end up poisonous. That's why you have to be super careful with brewing." Cosgrach was excited for their answer too, and they touched upon something he wanted to point out today.
Well, he hoped that was what that Slytherin boy meant, at least.
"You all brought up something I wanted to emphasise," he said with a big grin, "something not brewed as a poison may be so if it's harmful to that creature. Say someone's over-excited for something and his body is reacting too with high blood pressure and all. Just a drop Drink of Despair might fix it. Or a love potion... it's useful for the brewer, but highly unwanted for the target." Nodnod.
"So you can say while there are things that are outright poisonous, we should also keep 'amount' and 'situation' in mind. Sometimes, innocent things have terrible consequences. Sometimes, the difference between 'okay' and 'horrible' is just a pinch of a sunbstance." Did they get what he was trying to say?
He glanced at the blackboard briefly before asking them the next question.
"How can we combat poisons? How can we obtain these substances?" Text Cut: Blackboard Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackboard Poisons
Definition: Something that causes harm to a creature, regardless of how innocent it looks and depending on the amount
A few examples
Drink of Despair: Causes the drinker to feel fear and extreme thirst to the point that they can dehydrate from it
Angel's trumpet: Can be fatal
Weedosoros: 'Weed of sorrows'
Hemlock: Highly poisonous
Venomous Tentacula juice: Makes your insides feel like they are burning and turn your skin purple
The Noxious Potion: Emits a green smoke that's very strong and makes the person who inhales the fumes pass out or throw up
Basilisk venom: Can kill within minutes, making the person drowsy and blurry-visioned before they die
Cyanide: When someone is exposed to cyanide, they loose the oxygen in their blood, and people can have minor disruptions such as headaches, fainting, and troubled breathing. At higher amounts they can die
Garrotting Gas: Small doses might just cause you to choke, at higher amounts you're likely to suffocate and die |