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08-02-2007, 04:29 AM
| | |  "National Geographic" knows its Herbology
This month’s edition of 'National Geographic' included an article on plants of the Wizarding World in its Science section. Did you know that some of the plants at Hogwarts have been largely influenced by plants we find on Earth? A few examples are Mandrake, Wormwood and Aconite!
You can see the entire page here in our gallery.
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08-02-2007, 04:31 AM
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Haha! How cool  I do like Mandrakes 
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08-02-2007, 04:36 AM
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08-02-2007, 04:38 AM
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hahah neat-o.
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08-02-2007, 04:39 AM
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Haha cool! | |
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08-02-2007, 04:44 AM
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This is AWESOME. I never even gave it a thought that some of the plants {like mandrakes} were real, and I never really explored the meaning behind the common ones, like holly, that were mentioned. Very cool! | |
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08-02-2007, 05:11 AM
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Cool! I have some of the plants....dried Mandrake root...stuff like that..
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Mandrakes are really cool. I love them!
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08-02-2007, 05:47 AM
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I already new some of the magical plants were influence by real world plants | |
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08-02-2007, 06:11 AM
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very kewl!
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08-02-2007, 08:52 AM
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That is so cool i didnt know that how amazing!!!!!!!  | |
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08-02-2007, 09:15 AM
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the infos are so cooooool!! im amazed that someone like the National Geographic be able to relate wizarding world to the real world! | |
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08-02-2007, 12:58 PM
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That is soo cool!!
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08-02-2007, 01:18 PM
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Wow. I thought Jo came up with all those plants, lol.
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08-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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I had no idea!! That's awesome 
-zooms off to read the article-
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08-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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haha that's awesome!
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08-02-2007, 01:34 PM
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lol, how awesome.
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08-02-2007, 02:52 PM
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its seems to me that even character names having alot of meaning behind them as well.
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08-02-2007, 04:02 PM
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I knew wormwoods and aconites were real but I didnt know mandrakes were too!!!
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08-02-2007, 04:35 PM
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cool!... awesomeness!
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08-02-2007, 05:14 PM
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Oh man I love the National Geographic hahaha [nerd]
But its so true, back in like the Salem Witch Trials, simple docters and nurses who used mandrakes and ginger were accused of being witch's. Because the root stems out at the bottom like 2 legs, creating the appearance of a child!
hehe. YAY
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08-02-2007, 05:19 PM
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hmmm interesting | |
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08-02-2007, 05:56 PM
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Interesting stuff. | |
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08-02-2007, 06:11 PM
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That is totally awesome! *Loves the mandrakes*
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That's really cool!
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