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Ivana R · 07-02-2014, 05:27 AM

SPOILER!!: prof Bentley

Annabeth was thoroughly repented for being so impulsive. She should keep her mouth closed. Anna lowered her head and replied, her eyes watering,
"I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't mean to be unkind. I love shady trees, I love to embrace them... I just..." It wasn't working, she added, "I'll do the tiniest and lovely Bonsai as you never seen. I'll do my best! I promise!" she looked at the Professor shyly and lowered her head again. It was terrible. Two points! It didn't mean "two house points", did it? She could lose points, but her House had nothing to do with her bad mood! They would hate her! What good was it to be beautiful if she wat popular, if she didn't have a boyfriend? What useful was it to be intelligent if she didn't have any friends? Anna looked around. Professor Bentley didn't say "house points" and no one seemed to be annoyed with her.

SPOILER!!: prof Bentley

"As Marcus just stated, and so very eloquently too, while in both instances the targeted plant reaches the peak of their growth, the Vitaris Charm does nothing to lengthen the plants life cycle, so as quickly as they have grown, they will soon perish... whereas, with the Herbivicus Charm, though the plants physical growth has been accelerated, it's life cycle remains the same and as a result the plant lives a longer mature life." Pretty neat huh? Yes? No? Maybe a little?........ Each to their own, though they ought to take note of that in their books. She wasn't going to have it written up just yet, just to see how may were really paying attention.

"So today, because we want to produce a longer lasting healthy Bonsai, we're going to practice with the Herbivicus Charm." And how they were going to produce a minitature tree out of a fully grown one, well that remained to be seen.

"Before we get onto the process of practicing Bonsai, we must first have a tree to work with. So to start off with, what I'd like you all to do is take your seed and plant it into the pot closest to your station, the pot should be to your left hand side..." each to their own, no stealing please, thank youuuuu. "Plant it using the potting mix in the barrows provided. Water them and then conduct the charm... practice the incantation and wand movement first if you're unsure."

"Like this," she introduced, raising her own seed for them to see and turning to the pot beside her - already prepped with soil. Sticking her index finger into the soil to make a cavity, Seren then dropped it inside and covered it up before giving it a light sprinkle of water from her wand. "And now we charm," she added, turning to them briefly before returning her attention to the potted seed, her wand poised and pointed directly toward the potted seed.

"Herbivicus," she recited, giving the pointed wand a flick in its direction. Fairly rapidly a seedling emerged from the soil and soon grew into a sapling... and then a tree. It stopped growing abruptly, the pot big enough to support its root system, and the ceiling high enough to contain it. The Alder was a solid 20-25 metres in height... a charming tree it was.

"Once you have your tree, give it a hug and stand by for further instructions..." because really, who didn't want to hug their tree?

OOC: The lesson will continue in approx 30-something hours. Ideally you want 3 posts for this part of the lesson, 1- planting/watering 2-practicing 3-executing.

Anna wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, took some notes and then looked at the seed. It was difficult to see as the tears had blurred her vision. She smiled at the seed. It reminded her her first Herbology lesson, when her friend Jory Stonewall taught her lots of things. She missed him so much.

Sobbing, she picked the pot at her left and went to the barrow. Anna filled the pot with the potting mix and went back to her workstation, putting the pot on the table. She looked tenderly to the seed and said,

"Hi, baby tree. Momma made your bed. It's soft and has all you need to grow up strong and happy." She picked up the seed and laid it into the pot, "you're not going to be tall, but you'll be loved and beautiful. Now sleep well, Momma are going to tuck you in bed." Anna blew the seed a kiss and said, "good night," and then she covered the seed with the mix.

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Ivana R ICW Ambassador Billywig Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,433	post 1 Portuguese Hippogriff Harrys Schokofrösche SPOILER!!: prof Bentley .... ....... Well now wasn't that just a little bit snarky from the Badger? Seren's eyebrows were raised, clearly not amused by the girls lack of tact. "For the record, Bonsai is an art form and a skill... one which is part of the curriculum, so in learning these skills, while you may not be able to appreciate the art form I recommend you keep your comments to yourself. And should you think it be a waste of an Enchanting Elm seed, then why not swap it for one of the others?" It was a choice the girl had made all her own. This was not on her. "Two points for your disrespectful attitude." Useless. Useless she said... As for her response. "Nope, nothing to do with shadiness." At least it was an out of the box response. Annabeth was thoroughly repented for being so impulsive. She should keep her mouth closed. Anna lowered her head and replied, her eyes watering, "I'm sorry, Professor. I didn't mean to be unkind. I love shady trees, I love to embrace them... I just..." It wasn't working, she added, "I'll do the tiniest and lovely Bonsai as you never seen. I'll do my best! I promise!" she looked at the Professor shyly and lowered her head again. It was terrible. Two points! It didn't mean "two house points", did it? She could lose points, but her House had nothing to do with her bad mood! They would hate her! What good was it to be beautiful if she wat popular, if she didn't have a boyfriend? What useful was it to be intelligent if she didn't have any friends? Anna looked around. Professor Bentley didn't say "house points" and no one seemed to be annoyed with her. SPOILER!!: prof Bentley "As Marcus just stated, and so very eloquently too, while in both instances the targeted plant reaches the peak of their growth, the Vitaris Charm does nothing to lengthen the plants life cycle, so as quickly as they have grown, they will soon perish... whereas, with the Herbivicus Charm, though the plants physical growth has been accelerated, it's life cycle remains the same and as a result the plant lives a longer mature life." Pretty neat huh? Yes? No? Maybe a little?........ Each to their own, though they ought to take note of that in their books. She wasn't going to have it written up just yet, just to see how may were really paying attention. "So today, because we want to produce a longer lasting healthy Bonsai, we're going to practice with the Herbivicus Charm." And how they were going to produce a minitature tree out of a fully grown one, well that remained to be seen. "Before we get onto the process of practicing Bonsai, we must first have a tree to work with. So to start off with, what I'd like you all to do is take your seed and plant it into the pot closest to your station, the pot should be to your left hand side..." each to their own, no stealing please, thank youuuuu. "Plant it using the potting mix in the barrows provided. Water them and then conduct the charm... practice the incantation and wand movement first if you're unsure." "Like this," she introduced, raising her own seed for them to see and turning to the pot beside her - already prepped with soil. Sticking her index finger into the soil to make a cavity, Seren then dropped it inside and covered it up before giving it a light sprinkle of water from her wand. "And now we charm," she added, turning to them briefly before returning her attention to the potted seed, her wand poised and pointed directly toward the potted seed. "Herbivicus," she recited, giving the pointed wand a flick in its direction. Fairly rapidly a seedling emerged from the soil and soon grew into a sapling... and then a tree. It stopped growing abruptly, the pot big enough to support its root system, and the ceiling high enough to contain it. The Alder was a solid 20-25 metres in height... a charming tree it was. "Once you have your tree, give it a hug and stand by for further instructions..." because really, who didn't want to hug their tree? OOC: The lesson will continue in approx 30-something hours. Ideally you want 3 posts for this part of the lesson, 1- planting/watering 2-practicing 3-executing. Anna wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, took some notes and then looked at the seed. It was difficult to see as the tears had blurred her vision. She smiled at the seed. It reminded her her first Herbology lesson, when her friend Jory Stonewall taught her lots of things. She missed him so much. Sobbing, she picked the pot at her left and went to the barrow. Anna filled the pot with the potting mix and went back to her workstation, putting the pot on the table. She looked tenderly to the seed and said, "Hi, baby tree. Momma made your bed. It's soft and has all you need to grow up strong and happy." She picked up the seed and laid it into the pot, "you're not going to be tall, but you'll be loved and beautiful. Now sleep well, Momma are going to tuck you in bed." Anna blew the seed a kiss and said, "good night," and then she covered the seed with the mix. __________________ Int'l. Coop. of Wizards. Join us and have fun!----------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------My ff RAB's Brief Story Last edited by Ivana R; 07-02-2014 at 01:01 PM. Reason: spelling!!!