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Gryffindor Seventh Year
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Originally Posted by astrocat  Ash pulled out her sketchbook to draw the flowers. "None of them can handle temperatures that are really cold... like 20 degrees Fahrenheit? I'm think one of those is a tropical plant? So I guess we'd need to make sure they all stay warm enough, since it's cold right now." maybe put them inside of a greenhouse? Then why were they standing outside of the greenhouse? Ash would like to go into the greenhouse. There would be more pretty flowers in there to draw, yes? Ash thought Brandon would like drawings of pretty flowers. Quote:
Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Sooo, night blooming plants. Jordyn took a look at the plants that the professor had on display. What did they all have in common? That was the next question. She thought about it while at the same time listening to her classmates’ responses. The first thing that came to her mind had already been commented on.
Deciding to affirm the Ravenclaw’s answer, Jordyn raised her hand. ”I agree with Ash,” She thought that that was her name. “All of these are tropical plants. I’m thinking that they have to be cold in this weather, so they will need some kind of heat source to help them bloom properly.” Jordyn wouldn’t mind a little heat right now herself. Standing still in the cold was the absolute worst, so naturally June was slowly walking about as the students started to speak up. And although Miss Fox’s previous answer had disappointed the brunette, the next one renewed her faith in the girl as well. “Excellent observation, Miss Fox” June nodded and waved her hand to add the answer on the chalk board near by - just as Miss Guldry spoke up as well.
"Mhm, Miss Guldry - very spot on." Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Claudine was pleased. She didn’t know much about moonflowers but the bit of information she’d volunteered seemed good enough. With the other facts listed and confirmed by Flamsteed, it all just gave her more knowledge about the group of plants they were studying that evening. Anyway. She trained her eyes on each of the three pots. Interesting plants there, professor.
Up went her hand again. “Um… they bloom mainly during the spring time.” Of this Claudine was not sure but she remembered reading something along that line for her exams. “They may need clear skies, or rather, the moon to show up clearly tonight” Quote:
Originally Posted by MadAlice "They're all somewhat toxic," added Violet when it was her turn. She could think of a few other similarities, but that was the one that interested her most. Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordic Witch What did the plant's have in common? Bella held her answer in as her peers offered up answers in turn that she didn't want to repeat. When it was her turn after Evan she said thoughtfully. "All three plants prefer a good weekly soak off water over getting a little bit of water every other day. They also thrive when they are fertilized regularly too." She was not an expert. Many plants she tried to care for died. Nodding, June yet again felt proud of the Slytherins as they spoke up, one by one "Excellent points, all of you" Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow Was pointing out that they were all night blooming plants be redundant? ...Probably, so instead of doing that Cece decided to focus on the second question asked. That one she could provide some insight on.
"I mean, I think a little encouragement couldn't hurt." She was being serious here. "My friend talks to his plants, and I think it really helps them thrive." Chuckling softly, June nodded, "it doesn't hurt at all, Miss Summers. Talking to them is extremely encouraging -- and very theraputic for your soul too, you know. Plants are amazing listeners" Quote:
Originally Posted by Chelliephone What did the plants all have in common? Evan ticked off the other answers from information he knew on the flowers, raising his hand to offer another response. "They're all white in color, though the Moonflower and Tuberose can have hints of pink in them." And as someone, or someones, had said that drew in moths and other nocturnal creatures that might have interest. "They all need the proper soft lighting in order to flourish."
Though did he know exactly what that would look like? Not in the slightest. Soft light. The phrasing was absolutely perfect for where this was going, so naturally June beamed at the boy.
"Very good, Mr Nam" Another good egg from the Nam clan? "Take a point" Quote:
Originally Posted by Kolyander Dahlia though she had been oddly quiet for most of the lesson was very much paying attention and taking detailed notes as she normally did. Her silence was nothing to worry about at all it was merely due to her own focus on note taking and possibly getting lost in her thoughts for a moment or two here or there.
As Professor Flamsteed motioned for them all to have a look at some potted plants, Lia turned all of her attention onto that now. Sparkling blue eyes were almost glued onto the plants as she looked at each one in turn. Taking note of their similarities. What did she know about each one of them. So many many things.
Slowly she lifted her hand into the air to give her answer. "They are all known to have a very distinct scent and are used in perfume making." Not that it was an important fact right now but she liked her replies to be different. Ding ding diiiiing.
June beamed at the girl, and nodded enthusiastically. "Excellent, Miss Donovon - you got it"While others weren't wrong at all - but the most common thing between these three plants was how good all their scents were. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady of Light Valentina moved a little closer to the table, taking a closer look at the flowers. Her first response was they are all white in colour but someone had already mentioned that so she remained quiet for a few minutes. Umm.
"They all take a long time to bloom, right??" She had no idea. It was just a wild guess, honestly. Oops. No answer was wrong. Not when you were not being quizzed - so June appreciated the guess, no matter wild or not.
"Yes. And no. It depends on the conditions of their environment actually" Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie So...he may have reached his Herbology quota already, because he had nothing to offer with the next round's question. He had earned a point so...what more could Auntie June Professor Flamsteed really expect?
The hard part was that he still had to keep up the façade of paying attention (for the sake of his brother), but all he could think about was how he had misheard tuberose as tuberculosis and that all the flowers were white and white was also the color of moonstone and then that sounded like moonflower which was also white...and around and around his head went a spinning.
...like his fingers did with the key to wind up his little modified deconstructed and then reconstructed with some modifications dungbomb in his pocket.
....for now though, Auntie June was clueless as ever about the contents of her nephew's pocket. She was naively under the impression that Atlas just didn't have an answer -- or well, maybe was just further demonstrating his anger toward her.
So .... she was clueless. Really really so. Quote:
Originally Posted by iBeJenn Maya giggled quietly at Kinsay's responses. If the evening chill hadn't been sufficient in keeping her awake, the Gryffindor's questions certainly did. Hearing her ask about making perfume in class did make Maya's back straighten with interest. It would be rather fun trying to make their own perfume in class, wouldn't it? Especially with the flowers currently on display.
But to the professor's question to the class, Maya didn't really have an answer that everyone else hadn't already mentioned. The only thing that no one had seemed to mention was how absolutely beautiful the flowers were currently and they weren't even bloomed yet. And that made Maya want to touch them. So the third year remained silent. A silent one?
No matter, no matter.
June still offered the girl a smile before moving on. Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz Hah. Yoon. He proved to be quite easy to irritate. Serena might have found her next entertainment target.
Serena was quick to switch her gears to Herbology. It was quite pleasing to be learning about nocturnal plants. She rather enjoyed exploring those. Mostly the magical kind. One time she and her dad went out on a camping trip and they witness a field of blooming flowers under the moon. It was amazing.
She jotted a few notes down and then raised her hand to answer the second question. "They all have common qualities that require the night. Like, they bloom after dusk and remain until morning light. Or they release their scent during the night after its fragrance has been building up from the day's sunlight." Miss Santos received more nodding. "Mhm, mhm. Right you are" June waved her hand yet again and added all the points the young girl made on to the board. Quote:
Originally Posted by lazykitty "Uuuuuuuuuu......." like, deep, scratchy, Tina Belcher-y "hhhhhhhh....." was all Dia could get to come out of her mouth. Because, yeah, Herbology was not her best class. On top of that, it was night. She was used to being down in the dungeon common room, curled up in a chair somewhere with her homework and tossing discarded versions of essays into the fireplace. Not out here in the cold greenhouses learning about nocturnal plants. She had absolutely zero clue about the connection between tuberose and......what were the other two again?
And she really didn't want to make her own perfume, either. She was perfectly happy with her Channel No. 5, thank you. ....
June stared at the girl.
"Are you okay, Miss Wolff?" The sounds she was making were a bit... concerning. Quote:
Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Kins was content just listening. Sometimes it was a good way to save energy. So she liked to recharge when she could. But Dahlia's answer about perfume got her all excited about the possibilities to come. She wasn't sure they'd be making perfume today, but. But it'd be so cool to do it eventually so.
"Can we make perfume as a class activity one day?" It was best to voice these sort of interests because then Professors might succumb to peer pressure. Kizzy knew these things worked. Hopefully other people would agree and then they'd really have the numbers to back it up.
June smiled and let her hands clasp behind her back, "Tonight is your lucky night, Miss James. We will be attempting just that," she stated before addressing the entire class together.
"You all made excellent points. Yes, they are plants that require warmth, and soft light -- but each of them in different variations. However, the one thing that is common in all of them is the ... magnificent scent they release when they fully bloom" Despite the stupid, cold weather - June's face radiated the joy she felt as she went on about these plants.
"So, tonight -- underneath this brilliant moon night, we will try and get these flowers to bloom, and collect their scent. Firstly, I want you all to observe the moonlight, and memorise it, because you will be recreating it inside" June explained, before gesturing them to follow her inside - which was warmer and so much better than outside, thanks to all the heating charms June had already placed for the students and the plants alike. Because sure enough, all their stations had flower pots like the ones outside. "As some of you pointed out -- these flowers need warmth, so I need you to recreate the soft light you saw outside and try get the flower on your station to bloom"
Simple enough? June thought so.
"Using a light creation spell, try and control the intensity of the light according to the needs of your plant. You would also need to hold that intensity of that light for as long as the flower needs to open up" she further explained, pausing only to cast a soft, but weak 'lumos' on to the plant on her own station. "In addition to the spell, you can try other things to create the environment you think might help them in blooming perfectly -- like talking to them, as Miss Summers suggested" Were they excited? She sure was.
"You can work alone or in pairs. Alright, lets begin"
OOC: thaaank you for sticking around, guys, and I am sorry for the delay -- but the first part of the activity is up. June will be walking around to help or answer any questions. Have fun!
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