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Zellanna 11-21-2008 09:02 PM

Herbology Lesson Two: Last Attempts
 
The classroom is amazingly sheltered against the sun this time around, wards surrounding everything. There are lights throughout to make sure that it's easy to see, but it doesn't have the same feel as the greenhouses filled with natural sunlight. At the open door Professor Carracio stood, covered from head to toe. A hood sheltered his face from sunlight, and his hands remained hidden within his sleeves. Every so often he would glance up at the sky, scowling slightly with disgust at the sun.

The inside of the class had fewer plants than usual, and many looked like they had been the result of some sort of plant rescue of some sort. Overwatered, underwatered, sunburnt, and pale. There seemed to be little life left in them. In addition to these plants were some of the ones they had transplanted before. Ones that were still alive, but just barely.

EquestrianGal88 11-21-2008 09:08 PM

Freya made her way into the classroom, after having just come from the lake shore. Taking a seat at one of the tables she noticed professor Carracio by the doorway, 'Still looks pretty miserable.' "Hello, Sir." Freya said as she placed her bag next to her, "I hope you are feeling better." 'Well, better than when I last saw him at least.'

Amira With a C 11-21-2008 09:08 PM

Camira walked into the classroom and immediately noticed the practically dead plants. She walked over to them and frowned. Plants were resilient, but so fragile at the very same time. Like humans. She wondered if plants were the same in other areas. If they recovered from whatever had brought them to this state , was there still a piece of them they could never get back? Did plants die sometimes for no other reason than that they'd lost the will to live? She'd have to ask Professor Carracio sometime.

"Hello Professor", she said quietly, still thinking of the plants. She forced herself to go take a seat. Were they going to be trying to save these plants today?

emjay 11-21-2008 09:11 PM

Herbology. So not her best class.
Mariel was surprised to see that she was one of the first students to arrive as she made her way into the classroom. Taking a seat in the middle of the room, her eyes darted around the room as she casually said, "Hello professor." Something was a little off. The classroom seemed darker and, while she didn't know Professor Carracio well, she seemed to think there was something strange about him today too. Or was she just being suspicious again? Either way she sat back waiting for class to begin.

RachieRu 11-21-2008 09:13 PM

Vanessa wandered into the class, glancing at the plants automatically. They seemed a little lifeless, and a little wierd. "Hello Professor," She nodded as she took a seat in the middle of the desks, and waited for the lesson to begin.

Liisa 11-21-2008 09:17 PM

Astrid made her way to the Herbology classroom and found a seat near the front. She smiled at the professor and said, "Good to see you again, sir. How are you today?"

Disneymaniac 11-21-2008 09:26 PM

Theo made his little way into the classroom. He pulled on his rucksack straps. He found his way to the front row, and clambered up onto a stool. He wouldn't be able to see from the back. He looked forward to this class. Eventhough the Professor talked about people going away.

Con_Stripes 11-21-2008 09:32 PM

Nicholai entered the classroom and nodded respectfully at the Professor before chosing a seat next to Camira. He offered a quick smile in acknowledgement to Astrid as he looked around at the sick looking plants.

Hollister 11-21-2008 09:38 PM

Miles walked in, a little alarmed at what he saw. He raised his eyebrow at the nearly dead plants. Weren't greenhouses meant to look after plants and stuff?

Meh.

Miles shrugged, knowing that the professor may have something planned, or was neglecting his beloved plants. He sat down, at a desk close to the back.

Zellanna 11-21-2008 09:46 PM

He greeted each of the students as they walked in.

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Originally Posted by EquestrianGal88 (Post 7500848)
Freya made her way into the classroom, after having just come from the lake shore. Taking a seat at one of the tables she noticed professor Carracio by the doorway, 'Still looks pretty miserable.' "Hello, Sir." Freya said as she placed her bag next to her, "I hope you are feeling better." 'Well, better than when I last saw him at least.'

"Somewhat. No more burns, but I am to avoid sun exposure for a while longer."

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Originally Posted by LisaPotter1125 (Post 7500904)
Astrid made her way to the Herbology classroom and found a seat near the front. She smiled at the professor and said, "Good to see you again, sir. How are you today?"

"Fairly well," he offered to her with a smile.

He took a glance outside then shut the door, closing the greenhouse off to all natural light. Once that was done he pulled back his hood and shook out his hair. It was better tied up, but harder to manage with the hood, strangely enough. He ran his hands through it once before turning his attention to the class. "I do apologize for the gloomy atmosphere, however I am under healer's orders to avoid sunlight for a short time."

"Now, young ones, onto the plants. Can someone gauge for us what this class will be about?"

Disneymaniac 11-21-2008 09:49 PM

Theo raised his little hand, "Will we be fixing dem Sir? Making dem all better. Cos dey look very poorly sick sick."

Suziella 11-21-2008 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaPotter1125 (Post 7500904)
Astrid made her way to the Herbology classroom and found a seat near the front. She smiled at the professor and said, "Good to see you again, sir. How are you today?"

Maddox winked when astrid took her seat next to him. She was his herbology partner, and good friend. "Nice to see you Astrid." He whispered and smiled.



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Originally Posted by Zellanna (Post 7501023)
He greeted each of the students as they walked in.



"Somewhat. No more burns, but I am to avoid sun exposure for a while longer."



"Fairly well," he offered to her with a smile.

He took a glance outside then shut the door, closing the greenhouse off to all natural light. Once that was done he pulled back his hood and shook out his hair. It was better tied up, but harder to manage with the hood, strangely enough. He ran his hands through it once before turning his attention to the class. "I do apologize for the gloomy atmosphere, however I am under healer's orders to avoid sunlight for a short time."

"Now, young ones, onto the plants. Can someone gauge for us what this class will be about?"



Maddox raised his hand and said, "Either we are going to try and save these plants or we are going to turn them into compost." He wasnt quiet sure but that was the only explaination he could ocme up with.

Amira With a C 11-21-2008 09:52 PM

Camira raised her hand, a bit unsure, but deciding to take a guess anyway. "Eh...it looks like it will be about rehabilitating sickly plants...and maybe learning that you can't save everything..." Okay, she doubted it was the last part, but whatever.

RachieRu 11-21-2008 09:52 PM

Vanessa thought for a few minutes about the question before raising her hand. "Will we be looking at the consequences of not looking after plants and how they can sometimes be restored to full health?"

Weasley174 11-21-2008 09:54 PM

Jose raised his hand "either we will be trying to save these plant or we will be turning them into composs, I have we are going to try and save them."

Liisa 11-21-2008 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by suzy18 (Post 7501041)
Maddox winked when astrid took her seat next to him. She was his herbology partner, and good friend. "Nice to see you Astrid." He whispered and smiled.

"Thanks partner!" she whispered as she winked back. It just wouldn't be Herbology without Maddox, she thought with a smile.

Astrid smiled back at Nico, glad to see him. It seemed like ages since she had last time. She gave the professor a sympathetic smile back and raised her hand, "Professor, will be learning how to nurse sickly plants back to health?"

Hollister 11-21-2008 09:54 PM

Miles raised his hand, quite unsurely. "Uuuuh. Well, trying to bring those plants back to life?" He gestured his finger to the poor, half dead plants.

PhoenixRising 11-21-2008 09:57 PM

Dominic had surprisingly quite enjoyed the first Herbology lesson, so here he was in the greenhouse for lesson two. Besides, Carracio was one of the few male professors, so support was necessary for the minority. Listening as students offered ideas for what they'd be doing today, Dominic hesitated a moment before raising his hand. "Professor? We'll be looking at last attempts to save the plants we transplanted last time, won't we?"

Zellanna 11-21-2008 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenster (Post 7501033)
Theo raised his little hand, "Will we be fixing dem Sir? Making dem all better. Cos dey look very poorly sick sick."

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Originally Posted by LisaPotter1125 (Post 7501056)
Astrid smiled back at Nico, glad to see him. It seemed like ages since she had last time. She gave the professor a sympathetic smile back and raised her hand, "Professor, will be learning how to nurse sickly plants back to health?"

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Originally Posted by Hollister (Post 7501060)
Miles raised his hand, quite unsurely. "Uuuuh. Well, trying to bring those plants back to life?" He gestured his finger to the poor, half dead plants.

"Some we may be able to. Others, not."

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Originally Posted by suzy18 (Post 7501041)
Maddox raised his hand and said, "Either we are going to try and save these plants or we are going to turn them into compost." He wasnt quiet sure but that was the only explaination he could ocme up with.

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Originally Posted by liammoiser (Post 7501055)
Jose raised his hand "either we will be trying to save these plant or we will be turning them into composs, I have we are going to try and save them."

"Some, yes, will be finding the compost pile. We will try to reduce that as much as we can."

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley (Post 7501046)
Camira raised her hand, a bit unsure, but deciding to take a guess anyway. "Eh...it looks like it will be about rehabilitating sickly plants...and maybe learning that you can't save everything..." Okay, she doubted it was the last part, but whatever.

"Little of both, my dear."

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Originally Posted by Rachie..x (Post 7501049)
Vanessa thought for a few minutes about the question before raising her hand. "Will we be looking at the consequences of not looking after plants and how they can sometimes be restored to full health?"

"A little bit, yes. We must learn to recognize when things have taken a turn for the worst."

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising (Post 7501065)
Dominic had surprisingly quite enjoyed the first Herbology lesson, so here he was in the greenhouse for lesson two. Besides, Carracio was one of the few male professors, so support was necessary for the minority. Listening as students offered ideas for what they'd be doing today, Dominic hesitated a moment before raising his hand. "Professor? We'll be looking at last attempts to save the plants we transplanted last time, won't we?"

"Yes, some of them. Regardless of how choosy you are in transplanting, sometimes very healthy plants simply do not make the cut." He looked them over before continuing. "Today is going to be a little less hands-on than my usual classes. Today we will be recognizing when plants are salvageable, when they are not, and what to do with them. In all of this, we will also be learning to recognize a plant's last attempts at living, and what they may do in order to try and save themselves."

He paused a moment, letting this sink in. "To start, roses are one of the most common plants. Hardy, and can be fairly resistant to pests and disease, depending on the breed. Does anyone currently know what a rose bush might do in order to survive?"

PhoenixRising 11-21-2008 10:13 PM

A little less hands-on? Sweet! Herbology really wasn't bad at all... Mentally celebrating over what was sure to be an interesting lesson, Dominic listened as Carracio continued the start of the lesson. Sighing quietly, the fourth year thought about roses and what they might do and then remembered one of their features. "Roses have thorns, right? So wouldn't those thorns act as protection for the plant against anything attacking it?"

Disneymaniac 11-21-2008 10:16 PM

"It will stick you wiv it's forns," Theo said, his little hand wiggling in the air. "If you try to pick it, it stabs you."

Amira With a C 11-21-2008 10:17 PM

Oooh. At least she'd been kind of right.

She raised her hand. "Don't rose bushes drop off the unsalvageable parts? It encourages growth, right? That's why people prune them. They're helping the plant with what it already does naturally..."

Zellanna 11-21-2008 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising (Post 7501129)
A little less hands-on? Sweet! Herbology really wasn't bad at all... Mentally celebrating over what was sure to be an interesting lesson, Dominic listened as Carracio continued the start of the lesson. Sighing quietly, the fourth year thought about roses and what they might do and then remembered one of their features. "Roses have thorns, right? So wouldn't those thorns act as protection for the plant against anything attacking it?"

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Originally Posted by Jenster (Post 7501139)
"It will stick you wiv it's forns," Theo said, his little hand wiggling in the air. "If you try to pick it, it stabs you."

"It will, however you are not thinking the right way. We are assuming the rose is not getting enough of something. Sunlight, water, or nutrition. What will the rose actively do?"

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley (Post 7501141)
Oooh. At least she'd been kind of right.

She raised her hand. "Don't rose bushes drop off the unsalvageable parts? It encourages growth, right? That's why people prune them. They're helping the plant with what it already does naturally..."

He nodded in response. "That is true. A rose will even stop blooming while still budding, and kill off the buds in order to conserve energy. Two points." He looked around, waiting to see if there would be other answers.

RachieRu 11-21-2008 10:23 PM

"Doesn't the Rose bush grow upwards, the flowers it produces towards the top. Which would mean that they would be able to collect the most avaliable light?" Vannie spoke, sounding a little unsure as she raised her hand.

Disneymaniac 11-21-2008 10:28 PM

"Will its little leaves fall off, so it has less layers to keep it warm?" Theo asked. He didn't really know about plants. But it he took his clothes off it would make him colder. Maybe plants did the same thing.


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