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"Professor" Damon said raising his hand "Many flowers can have multiple meanings. I sometimes go by the color of a particular flower to determine a meaning from it. It seems to work everytime if you look at it long enough."
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That's it. Precisely, Mr. Cunderthorne. Take 2 points for Ravenclaw and one for your partners house." That was how he'd be doling out the points for the teamwork portion of the lesson.
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destinyjazzhands Destiny raised her hand.
'I think one flower could have different meanings. Maybe not the exact same flower but different color flowers. Like the red rose will have a totally different meaning than the pink or white rose.'
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Exactly. Colour plays a huge role in determining the meaning of certain flowers. Take 2 points for Slytherin and your partner gets one as well."
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Lockhartian Kaika raised her hand, and her elbow almost hit Jack in its way up, "Well, you've just pointed out that Daisies have multiple meanings, so, yes...I think many flowers do...perhaps it mostly depends on the situation it was used for, or..to whom the flowers were given...but most importantly, the different regions in which the flower exists" she said, trying to explain it as nicely as she could, or as her mind made the connections.
"Is it possible, Professor, for the meanings of one single flower, if this one has many, to be somewhat opposite one another? I mean, one single flower meaning different (opposite) things to people or circumstances" she asked, tilting her head to one side.
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That is possible. And I'm glad you brought up the fact that flowers may have different meanings as the regions they are used in varies. We'll be talking a little bit about Hanakotoba later on in the lesson as well. 2 and 1, Miss Lockhart and Mr. Fritzera. As well as 2 for Gryffindor and another 1 for Hufflepuff for Mr. Fritzera's answer."
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Torchwood Jack raised his hand and asked, 'Would things like the number of petals affect the meaning?'
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In more advanced uses of Floriography, yes, because you're looking at the overall appearance as well as what type of flower it is. A healthy looking clover is more fortunate than one which is riddled with disease. 2 for Ravenclaw and one for Gryffindor." He said, getting back to arranging still more flowers onto the little round table.
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I think what you'll be looking at in such cases,..." he began addressing Mina. "
Is what the flower means on its own before pulling it together in one cohesive message. 2 for the claws and 1 for her partner."
Kapoor continued on with the class. "
If you'll all take a moment to turn your books to page 217 you'll find a chart there listing for you some of the main flowers used in floriography and their meanings. For the next part of the class, I'd like for you to create a tussie mussie on your own. The tussie mussie should have no more than 3 flowers total and be of a specific meaning which you will determine. When you are done, give the flowers to your partner and ask them to interpret it. Keep a score on a sheet of parchment and give your partner 1 point if he or she correctly interpreted at least two of the flowers in the tussie mussie." What a
ridiculous term. He felt
ridiculous saying it. And for Kapoor, that was saying something. "
And 2 more points if they could correctly gather the gist of your overall statement. Once that's done, pass the papers up to me and we'll use your scores to determine how the next part of the lesson shall go."