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sweetpinkpixie · 07-21-2011, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Simon looked at Kurumi and then he drank a bit of his tea, he still wasn't sure if he should forgive her yet, she had said she would leave him and he didn't like it when people said that, it hurt his feeling and so she would have to earn his trust before he forgave her and it was her fault he didn't trust her at the minute.

Simon sighed, he was trying, seriously he was but he got distracted easily, suddenly he closed his eyes, he was going to prove to everyone that he could do this or fall asleep trying, he pictured a plant in his mind, making sure he couldn't see it.

After a few minutes, when people probably though he had gone to sleep he spoke. "Well you could taste the plant, or touch the plant to try and figure out the size of the plant, then you could listen to the plant." Simon was on a roll here, even if they thought he was silly he continued. "Then there's the shape of the plant you could feel the shape of the plant, and then there's the texture of the leaves that could help you." Simon smiled as he thought about what he was saying he was about to continue when suddenly something hit him.

His eyes jerked open. "Hang on if we can't see the flower who do we know there is one there to investigate?" Simon asked he was still upset with Kurumi and wasn't ready to speak to her yet, though he knew he would have to. "Can you think of anything?" He was giving Kurumi his full attention for some strange reason.

Kurumi was beginning to worry that Simon had decided to completely check out and take a nap during Herbology, so a wide smile appeared on his face when he did finally speak. "Good ideas," she nodded jotting down a few things on her paper. "Extremely bitter tastes usually imply poison, so taste would certainly help identify those plants. Granted, when you did try the plant, you should really only nibble a little bit of it just to be safe." There were loads of problems with popping some strange object into your mouth to see what it was, but wasn't that what they all had done as babies? Find something on the floor and a baby's first reaction it to stick it in its mouth? Perhaps babies were onto something there...

She added a few notes about touching the plant - feeling for the shape, the texture of the leaves, and so on - before cocking her head to the side. "Listen to the plant?" she repeated with a confused look on her face, but not one that was condescending. "How would you suggest that we listen to a plant? I have heard that plants enjoy listening to music, so perhaps playing different genres of music and listening for how the plant reacts could work. For example...perhaps the carnivorous plants prefer heavy rock music?"

Kurumi blinked a few times when Simon had turned the tables a bit and asked her a question. "Well, flowers have very strong smells for the most part, so smelling the plant would certainly give us insight. Let say you come across a plant that smells like petrol. You know there is really only one option as to what is in front of you."

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Originally Posted by Harry174

Simon over heard someone saying they were going to suggest a Hufflepuff, well two could play at that game. "Kurumi, I forgot to add, that we could always test the plant on a Slytherin, you see if they scream we would know the plant was dangerous." Simon smiled, he wasn't going to let anyone pick on Hufflepuff. "And if the plant wasn't dangerous we could always get the Slytherin to tell us what it looks like."

Kurumi continued to write down some notes and looked up when Simon had made another suggestion, this time frowning a little. She had heard Sierra's suggestion, but had come to realize that the Slytherin had set up walls around her and hide behind prejudices that really were unnecessary. "I wouldn't pay any mind to her," Kurumi said nodding her head in Sierra's general direction. "There is no sense in snapping the string on your tolerance bag."

Kurumi rubbed the back of her neck. "However, I suppose observing what wild life was attracted to the plant would help us identify it."

SPOILER!!: zee parchyment

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Simon sighed, he was trying, seriously he was but he got distracted easily, suddenly he closed his eyes, he was going to prove to everyone that he could do this or fall asleep trying, he pictured a plant in his mind, making sure he couldn't see it. After a few minutes, when people probably though he had gone to sleep he spoke. "Well you could taste the plant, or touch the plant to try and figure out the size of the plant, then you could listen to the plant." Simon was on a roll here, even if they thought he was silly he continued. "Then there's the shape of the plant you could feel the shape of the plant, and then there's the texture of the leaves that could help you." Simon smiled as he thought about what he was saying he was about to continue when suddenly something hit him. His eyes jerked open. "Hang on if we can't see the flower who do we know there is one there to investigate?" Simon asked he was still upset with Kurumi and wasn't ready to speak to her yet, though he knew he would have to. "Can you think of anything?" He was giving Kurumi his full attention for some strange reason. Kurumi was beginning to worry that Simon had decided to completely check out and take a nap during Herbology, so a wide smile appeared on his face when he did finally speak. "Good ideas," she nodded jotting down a few things on her paper. "Extremely bitter tastes usually imply poison, so taste would certainly help identify those plants. Granted, when you did try the plant, you should really only nibble a little bit of it just to be safe." There were loads of problems with popping some strange object into your mouth to see what it was, but wasn't that what they all had done as babies? Find something on the floor and a baby's first reaction it to stick it in its mouth? Perhaps babies were onto something there... She added a few notes about touching the plant - feeling for the shape, the texture of the leaves, and so on - before cocking her head to the side. "Listen to the plant?" she repeated with a confused look on her face, but not one that was condescending. "How would you suggest that we listen to a plant? I have heard that plants enjoy listening to music, so perhaps playing different genres of music and listening for how the plant reacts could work. For example...perhaps the carnivorous plants prefer heavy rock music?" Kurumi blinked a few times when Simon had turned the tables a bit and asked her a question. "Well, flowers have very strong smells for the most part, so smelling the plant would certainly give us insight. Let say you come across a plant that smells like petrol. You know there is really only one option as to what is in front of you." Quote: Originally Posted by Harry174 Simon over heard someone saying they were going to suggest a Hufflepuff, well two could play at that game. "Kurumi, I forgot to add, that we could always test the plant on a Slytherin, you see if they scream we would know the plant was dangerous." Simon smiled, he wasn't going to let anyone pick on Hufflepuff. "And if the plant wasn't dangerous we could always get the Slytherin to tell us what it looks like." Kurumi continued to write down some notes and looked up when Simon had made another suggestion, this time frowning a little. She had heard Sierra's suggestion, but had come to realize that the Slytherin had set up walls around her and hide behind prejudices that really were unnecessary. "I wouldn't pay any mind to her," Kurumi said nodding her head in Sierra's general direction. "There is no sense in snapping the string on your tolerance bag." Kurumi rubbed the back of her neck. "However, I suppose observing what wild life was attracted to the plant would help us identify it." SPOILER!!: zee parchyment *Herbology III - Identifying Plants (pair activity)* *Kurumi Hollingberry // Gryffindor // & Simon Leonarder De Simpson III // Hufflepuff //* What do we look at when we identify plants? Leaf shape Size – height, width etc. Spikes, thorns, fangs etc. Colour – plant, petals etc. Movement Reproductive structure Flower shape – bell, plate, cup etc. Plant properties Nuts/berries – shape, size, colour etc. Bark – colour, shape, texture etc. Root System – size, colour, level of exposure etc. Cautions Biochemical secretions – oil, pus, sap, spores etc. Stings Poisons Animals/insects Bites – fangs and teeth Grabby – vines, pincers etc. Flammable Explosive Jumpy Omnivorous *How to identify a plant without looking at its physical characteristics* taste the plant (only in tiny amounts) feel the plant for its shape and texture play music to the plant and see how it reacts smell it __________________ We broke into a million pieces, and we can't go back......................................... But now we're seeing all the beauty in the broken glass..................................... 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