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Cassirin · 09-11-2017, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Maddie fished her gloves out her bag and checked to make sure her hair was still pulled back. "Got it," she said, as she rocked back and forth just once on her heels. She was super excited about this scavenger hunt! Katy sounded really, really smart, too, so Maddie figured she knew exactly what she was talking about. Not really knowing as much about the castle as Katy probably did, Maddie just followed her all the way up to third floor and into this really awesome looking herbal garden.

Maddie. Was. AMAZED. (Which didn't take much, mind you.) "There's an entire herbal garden here at Hogwarts?! How long's this been here? Do the students get to come here often? Can you just get what you need and practice a potion?" she asked, launching into a stream of questions out of excitement alone. She wanted to go exploring, which was just what she was about to do! What did she think she saw here?! Her imagination was suddenly running wild! She was an explorer, and they were deep in a forest full of plants and searching for the ingredients to make a potion they needed to brew really quickly. Katy was her super smart tour guide, and there was danger up ahead just waiting for them to make a wrong turn!

That's what Maddie saw in here! There were adventures to be had! AHEM. She paused to put on her gloves then took a careful look around. "We need betony and stargrass, right? We should be able to find those here," she said, with a hint of hesitation in her voice. Katy could probably tell Maddie only halfway knew what she was doing here. She held up her gloved hands and smiled at her guide. "Ready when you are."

Katy cast a sideways glance at the younger girl with a rueful little sigh. Like... she meant did the girl see the plants they were looking for. She didn't need to be told there were plants. There were OBVIOUSLY PLANTS, small puffle one. They were gonna have to start a little closer to the ground with this one.

"It's a beautiful little spot, yeah. And you can use what you need, but you may want to ask if you're gonna take a lot." Katy removed her textbook and offered it to Maddie before pulling out her pocket clippers. "See this one here with the long strands, almost like little green starbursts? This is stargrass. I'll cut some and we can weigh it when we get back to the classroom. Why don't you check the textbook to see what betony leaves look like? And then you can pick those for us."

Once she was sure Maddie was focused on their next task, Katy leaned over the stargrass, flipping up a few of the vibrant green leaves and clipping several starburst bunches where they met the stem. They needed a little over a cup of leaves, based on Katy's previous experience with fresh grasses and leaves, although these seemed thicker than some of the standard grasses she worked with. It took some guess work, but Katy harvested a whole stalk. Better a bit too much, and she could dry the rest and use it in another potion, if necessary. Waste not, want not.

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Cassirin Legacy!! Manticore Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Nom nom nom Posts: 43,209 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mercer Branxton Ravenclaw Seventh Year x7 x8	Potions collection 1.2 Made of Awesome \| Ern-la the Best-wa \| TZ's Apogee Quote: Originally Posted by Anna Banana Maddie fished her gloves out her bag and checked to make sure her hair was still pulled back. "Got it," she said, as she rocked back and forth just once on her heels. She was super excited about this scavenger hunt! Katy sounded really, really smart, too, so Maddie figured she knew exactly what she was talking about. Not really knowing as much about the castle as Katy probably did, Maddie just followed her all the way up to third floor and into this really awesome looking herbal garden. Maddie. Was. AMAZED. (Which didn't take much, mind you.) "There's an entire herbal garden here at Hogwarts?! How long's this been here? Do the students get to come here often? Can you just get what you need and practice a potion?" she asked, launching into a stream of questions out of excitement alone. She wanted to go exploring, which was just what she was about to do! What did she think she saw here?! Her imagination was suddenly running wild! She was an explorer, and they were deep in a forest full of plants and searching for the ingredients to make a potion they needed to brew really quickly. Katy was her super smart tour guide, and there was danger up ahead just waiting for them to make a wrong turn! That's what Maddie saw in here! There were adventures to be had! AHEM. She paused to put on her gloves then took a careful look around. "We need betony and stargrass, right? We should be able to find those here," she said, with a hint of hesitation in her voice. Katy could probably tell Maddie only halfway knew what she was doing here. She held up her gloved hands and smiled at her guide. "Ready when you are." Katy cast a sideways glance at the younger girl with a rueful little sigh. Like... she meant did the girl see the plants they were looking for. She didn't need to be told there were plants. There were OBVIOUSLY PLANTS, small puffle one. They were gonna have to start a little closer to the ground with this one. "It's a beautiful little spot, yeah. And you can use what you need, but you may want to ask if you're gonna take a lot." Katy removed her textbook and offered it to Maddie before pulling out her pocket clippers. "See this one here with the long strands, almost like little green starbursts? This is stargrass. I'll cut some and we can weigh it when we get back to the classroom. Why don't you check the textbook to see what betony leaves look like? And then you can pick those for us." Once she was sure Maddie was focused on their next task, Katy leaned over the stargrass, flipping up a few of the vibrant green leaves and clipping several starburst bunches where they met the stem. They needed a little over a cup of leaves, based on Katy's previous experience with fresh grasses and leaves, although these seemed thicker than some of the standard grasses she worked with. It took some guess work, but Katy harvested a whole stalk. Better a bit too much, and she could dry the rest and use it in another potion, if necessary. Waste not, want not. __________________ ★ Dawn ★ Awakening ★ Spiritual ★ Hopeful ★ Honest