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What? Glancing towards the toadstools that was behind the Professor, Evelyn's eyes lost their narrowed look and instead was quite neutral. Huh. She hadn't noticed those before. Then again, the first person she saw after Bentley was Marilyn and then all thoughts disappeared except the ones covered in red. Meep. Hmm, time to raise her hand she supposed. "A toadstool is a general term for a variety of mushroom types, some being less harmful while others you'll have to be rather...careful around. At least the dangerous and poisonous ones you do." And what were those behind her, hmmm? Evelyn didn't get the chance to look! |
Kurumi smiled as Professor Bentley began the lesson, but her eyes never left the toadstools behind the woman...and she hoped that Walnut was hiding somewhere in the Gryffindor common room and not anywhere here in the green houses. After the question was posed, Kurumi's hand shot up. "A toadstool, as has already been mentioned, is a mushroom. However, usually when one refers to a mushroom as a toadstool, they are talking about the shape and referring to a mushroom that is not suitable for eating or is poisonous." She paused for a moment to collect her thoughts a bit more. "I believe I have also read that some people think the name comes from poisonous frogs that excrete poison from their skin...or that toads really liked sitting on this particular type of mushroom." Hence the stool...being used by a toad... |
Toadstools! As in those venomous, HORRIBLE plants! Joăo eyed them suspiciously. Yep, good thing he had chosen a seat far, faaar away from them. Raising his hand, he said "They are venomous fungus. They should not be eaten." See, under stress, he even rhymed. |
Ashley looked up as the lesson started, thinking about the question and peering at the weird looking plants to try and find an answer to them. He had already decided to try his best to answer questions, though, even if he wasn't sure, so up went his hand. "It's a weird looking mushroom plant? That... toads sit on?" No idea, but hey, toad+stool, right? "Oh, and I'm Ashley. Moon." He was pretty sure she didn't know him, so he added that part in, since she had said to. |
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Aurora raised her hand, "Professor, a Toad Stool is a family of fungus, specifically a type of mushroom. They usually grow in patches though some are known to grow alone. When fungus grows in patches it is still one plant as they are connected under the ground." Yep, that was why people should read during the holidays. "Toad Stools specifically usually have a large cap and a thick stalk. They can also be very poisonous. The blood toad stool looks like a common open cap mushroom but is incredibly poisonous and you can only tell by breaking it as the flesh on the inside is bright red." Andd... breathe. That one there looked nasty... she kept her eye on it and was about to ask if it was what she thought it was but figured she'd said enough... didn't want to look like a know-it-all... |
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... why did she have a bad feeling about this? Anyway. The professor asked a fairly simple question, so she raised her hand. "A toadstool is a type of mushroom, which can also be poisonous." Riiiight? And that was the reason Nora had a bad feeling about this lesson. But all the negative thoughts had to be banished away. Somewhere far, far away. "Oh, and my name is Nora Reed." There. Now professor Bentley knew who she was as well. |
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Toadstools aye? What was with the professors here asking the students for the answers? It was like they didn't know anything much and waited to hear the best answer and then would pick that one to roll with and act as if they knew all along. Corey was on to you, professors. He did put a hand up though. "Toadstools are..." He heard an older Slytherin yell out and then interupted himself with a fist pump. "YEAH, PEACH Toadstool! She was in Forbes magazine you know." Kind of hot for a fictional animated character. And it wasn't about the looks, it was about the POWER. Princess Peach Toadstool was POWERFUL. Wait... he'd lost his train of thought. Oh there it was. "Toadstools are fungi, not always poisonous like some people reckon." He side eyed a few examples of 'some people' "If you go in a muggle back yard, sometimes you'll find one made out of stone and painted, with a gnome that looks more like a Redcap on it, fishing." Those crazy muggles. His mum had a whole bunch. |
Jesifur had been sitting in the back of the class head in her book and only noticed class had begun when the teacher asked the question "what is a toadstool?". Having just read this she was ready with the answer. Jesifur raised her hand high into the air and answered, "There are over thirty varieties of toadstools. They resemble mushrooms. Though toadstools are poisonous they are often useful in potions and other magical endeavors. Especially in healing. Oh, oops, sorry professor, My name is Jesifur Hitchens, first year Hufflepuff." she said turning pink. |
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SPOILER!!: Adam "It's okay," he told Adam. "I've been kind of a jerk too. I shouldn't be angry at you." He'd decided that he had forgiven him even if Kurumi hadn't. "I think class is starting," he said, looking at Bentley, who seemed to want to start now, so he sat up straight ready to provide some answers for Ravenclaw. SPOILER!!: proffie :3 A toadstool? Well, a toadstool was just a toadstool. Or... A mushroom? Hugo raised his hand. "I think a toadstool is a mushroom, but I think the term is mostly used for dangerous or poisonous mushrooms." Right? |
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When the first question popped out, Beatrice immediately thought for a good answer, Toadstools ? Professor Bentley asks what they are. She knew of course and willingly raised her hand while waiting for her turn. After some the students have answered and a silence fell over, she stood up and gave hers. "Well, a toadstool is a kind of mushroom both here in the Magical World and also in the Muggle World. It is unlike plants that can produce their own food. Since it is a mushroom then it doesn't undergo food processing or otherwise known to Muggles as Photosynthesis. Toadstools in the Magical Realm have magic of course and has different characteristics. Others can presumably look like stools and there are others who have the ability to jump." After giving out her answer, she settle herself to her seat once again. Hoping that she had a good answer and that it didn't go overboard. |
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"My name is Kynthia Near and I'm a first year. Toadstools are mushrooms. As indicated by their red colour and white dots, they are poisonous. Toadstools are a quite common species of mushroom and can be found nearly everywhere in the world, in forests or meadows." |
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I) Hospital Wing II) Dungeon Five III) Six feet under And those were sorted from the less severe to fatal. Alright. Now back to the lesson. She puts a hand up before answering. "Some kind of fungus? Mostly inedible, I guess. They're like poisonous mushrooms, aren't they?" |
Spike sat up a bit as the lesson started and raised his hand. He knew a bit about toadstools, since there were a few to be found in the woods he and a few friends played in over the summer. Always good to know which ones might kill you, and which ones might be nice as a little snackette. "As others have said, toadstools are a type of fungi and don't actually have to be poisonous. They are usually characterised by the stalk and cap shape. What's funky about them is underground they help decay dead and rotten plants, and return those nutrients to the soil to help new plants grow." |
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Okay, ...seriously? Did Kurumi Hollingberry always have to answer that way? She always had to give these detailed answers that made everyone else seem like they were mere bumps on logs. No, Sierra was not jealous. Sierra had gotten too lost in her thoughts and nearly missed her chance to answer. Her hand quickly went up. "Toadstools are poisonous mushrooms," she simply declared. She shot Kurumi Hollingberry an unamused glance as her hand lowered. |
Luna raised her hand ''Toadstools are similer to mushrooms but poisonous... They are also fungi'' Why were the doing muggle plants??? It could be a step to talking about leaping mushrooms which were pretty much the same they just jumped and stuff like that |
Danae Zoto was a bit nervous for this class because some of the plants kinda freaked her out. But she needed to do well in it so she could know more about what plants could save a person's life when she was a Healer. DEEEEEP breathes. Having sat down in a spot where there was less chatter, she looked around at the other students and then up as the teacher came in. 'What are toadstools.' it seemed like an easy enough question. Danae raised her hand, and stated, "Hello Professor. I'm Danae." she left off the last name as per usual because almost everyone who knew Quidditch knew her brother for their shared last name. "I would define a toadstool as a poisonous mushroom having a stalk with an umbrellalike cap." |
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what are toadstools? Orr looked at the few that were in the room with them and saw that their shape resumed a mushroom. She raised her hand and when it came her turn, she said, "Hello Prof. My name is Orr and could toadstool possibly be a magical version of a mushroom and be poisonous?" |
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>____< Nessie fell of her stool as she woke from her day dream. This was embarressing she must have looked like such a retard. She could feel her cheeks they had gone bright red probably as red as her ginge hair. Slowly getting up she caught the last sentence the Professor had said, it was something about introducing themselves. When she was up back in her seat she noticed the blackboard had a question written on it. Guessing they had to answer the question the Hufflepuff raised her hand and waited her turn. "Professor, I'm Renesmee Dixon" she thought the Professor knew who she was, but just incase she introduced herself again. Now onto the question. A Toadstool??? She knew she had read about them before. "I think Toadstools are magical mushrooms" she remembered as she saw the mushrooms that were opposite the stools they we're sitting on. She didn't see them before, but now that she did she felt stupid for not seeing them before. She yawned, she was exhausted and she didn't get much sleep the night before. |
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A toadstool? Err.. mushroom? Raising her hand, she answered the question. "People usually, but not always use the word toadstool to describe poisonous mushrooms or the ones that look like umbrellas." she said, "They're also known as Frogge Stools." Cause that's what her mom used to call them... Before she died... |
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Ohhhh!!! Ohhh!!! She knew the answer. She learned toadstools in America, in her boring normal Herbology classroom. Her first question in Hogwarts, and she already knew the answer. YAY! Just before raising her hand, the professor wanted the students to introduce themselves. Ughh... Joanna hated introducing herself, it made her blush and feel stupid. Should she mention that she's from America?, or is that too much information. Hesitating, she raised her hand to the level of her eyes, feeling awkward, . "Oh Joanna your making a fool out of yourself," the Ravenclaw thought to herself, raising her hand a bit higher and took a deep breathe, filling herself with confidence. "Joanna you are a proud American from Alaska, they can live with it" she thought to herself raising her hand even higher. "I'm Joanna," the girl said, the fact that she had a different accent (American accent) made her feel even more awkward, but she can live with the shame, "and toadstools are a type of fungi, mushroom, and they're extremely poisonous." |
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For once, Lysandra was actually looking forward to a class. Herbology was one of her favorite classes. When the Professor asked them what is a toadstool, her hand flew to the air. She actually knew this one. I'm Lysandra, and a toadstool is a poisonous type of fungi and it is inedible she answered |
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"A toadstool is simply a mushroom." she said raising her hand. "Though toadstools may refer to all poisonous versions of mushrooms, while mushrooms are not poisonous." Ha! That sounded so text book. Well she had memorised it from one. She was such a nerd... |
Toadstools. Hm. Raising her hand slowly into the air, Thea chewed her bottom lip. 'A magical mushroom.. but some are poinonous and there are different varieties such as leaping toodstools.' Smiling slightly, she put her hand back onto the desk. Thea liked Herbology.. she didn't know why.. Usually she depsised anything slimy and dirty. At that same moment, she began examining her own nails while the professor went round the rest of the classes' answers. |
SPOILER!!: Hera Marilyn raised her hand after looking around. She was aware of Evelyn's continued glare but they were in class at the moment and the blonde's main focus was NOT getting more points taken away. She never wanted that to happen again... O.o "Toadstools are mushroom-like fungi that was either poisonous or otherwise inedible." Yea, everyone was answering...but she'd, once again, felt compelled. |
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Daphne shivered a little as the professor started talking about toadstools. Hm. She'd heard of them before, hadn't she? But..she didn't remember much..bleh. Daphne raised her hand hesitantly and said, "Um. A Toadstool is a poisonous mushroom that has an umbrella shaped cap.." And, that's all she knew. Oh! She had to introduce herself. "..and I'm Daphne Green, a sixth year Hufflepuff." She continued, with a small smile. Brr. |
Oooh. Yey the lesson was starting. Herbology. Spike had told her tons about this, so Indiana was really looking forward to this lesson. The first year practically beamed at the professor as she sat near the front of the class. This was going to be such a cool lesson. Ooh. She wouldn't know her name, she was a first year after all. "Hii..." She giggled a little. Oh she was happy. "I'm Indiana Hutchinson...and I'm a Ravenclaw." She nodded with a smile. The best house ever totally. Now onto the main question. What was a toadstool? Indy mused with a smile. She thought....she knew that they were. She stuck her hand in the air, and smiled. "Don't these little blue people called smurfs live in toadstools?" She mused with a big smile. She hoped so anyway. Apart from that....she had no idea what one was. |
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:claw: Harvey smiled this was going to be the best lesson ever, and not just because there were many interesting plants around them. He then answered the professors question, he put his hand up "My name is Harvey, they look like mushrooms to me professor." he answered, him being muggleborn he didnt know what they were except that they looked like mushrooms. He then sat back down and smiled at Minerva, Harvey then turned his attention to the professor again to see what she was saying. :claw: |
Daniel smirked, "A toadstool is a mushroom that has a umbrella-like-cap and stem. But unlike what others have said, it is not always poisonous. Sometimes not always." No wonder he excelled at Herbology. Then Daniel added "I actually know of someone who make a good toadstool stew" Not that he'd ever tried one, he didn't want to risk dying for food. |
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What is a toadstool? Freya raised her hand "Freya Salvatore. Slytherin." she said before continue with her answer "Its a mushroom, professor." Duh! "Poisonous mushrooms to be exact and it has that umbrella-like cap-and-stem form." Well, that's all she knew about toadstool. The Slytherin pulled her robes a little tighter. Was it just her or the greenhouse felt colder than the other greenhouse? |
A toadstool? That was an easy question. Thankful for a summer filled with study, Presley's hand shot up. "It's a type of fungus, professor Bentley. Usually similar to a mushroom. But it is separated from the common mushroom by it's magical qualities. They tend to grow in groups of two or three, but the most magical is when you find them growing in a perfect circle." What else? Presley realized she hadn't said what they did yet, but to be honest, she couldn't remember! "Er," Presley continued, inmmediatley cursing herself for that stupid two letter word that let on she didn't know any more. "They are used in many potions." There, at least a little bit of recovery. And another book to add to her growing "to-read" stack. |
Mushrooms? Well...ok then. Maybe this lesson wouldn't be all that bad. He wasn't a fan of things like Venomous Tentacula but he was sure something simple like a mushroom wouldn't involve him getting his hands too dirty. He raised his hand into the air to answer. "Toadstool is just a fancy name for a mushroom, I believe," he explained. That's what they always called mushrooms in fairytales to make them sound more...magical and whimsical. |
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He rolled his eyes at Indy's giggle as she introduced herself. Cringe. She was probably kicking her feet against the legs of her chair excitedly too. Didn't she know this was a lesson? It might be one of the more interesting ones, but still. And then it got worse... Seriously. The Smurfs? She brought up the Smurfs? *HEADDESK* He started sliding down his chair, hiding under his curly hair. She sooooo wasn't related to him right now. Nope. |
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“So now that you’re all aware of what a toadstool is—being a fungus or a mushroom which is defined firstly by its umbrella shaped cap and thick stem, it is usually considered to be poisonous and thus inedible, but there are a few exceptions to the rule. This is not to say there aren’t other dangers or cautions to be aware of.” She let them process this before moving on. “Though there are magical and mundane versions of toadstools, the magical variety have the inexplicable ability to lure in magical beasts, particularly pixies, fairies and doxy’s.” “They are primarily used in potions- despite their general inedibility and poisonousness. And are frequently used in healing potions. Some varieties have also been known to be used as core ingredients in wizarding confectionary.” Hence why some are indeed edible. Standing to the side so that some of the students could have a better view of the toadstools before them, Seren turned her head and gave them a fond look. Precious little toadstools they were. With such an amazing reddish brown cap, and white stem... stunning. Right next question... to keep these students were on their toes. “Who can identify this type of toadstool for me?” OOC: I'm off to bed... tis late. Though I am not in the classroom Bentley is. So NO chatting etc.... I'll reply when I wake up, approx 8-9 hours from the time of this post. Thanks! |
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Having not taken notes in this class, ever, Evelyn only stared at the board as the list pertaining to what a toadstool is was written. She did not, however, know that they were frequently mentioned in muggle folklore. And what the heck was a Smerth? Smerth, right? Blinking, she had to stand up a little to look at the mushrooms that she had failed to notice when she walked into the classroom earlier. They looked ordinary to her. Then again, was there anything ordinary that they were taught during lessons? "Perhaps...biting toadstools, Professor?" She wasn't going to be the one to find out. |
"What are toadstools?" Alyssa knew what toadstools were? She had some in her backyard...or at least a variation of it. She put up her hand and when Professor Bentley nodded for her to speak, she stood up and replied,"My name is Alyssa Potter, Professor, and the answer to your question is a toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, that has a classic umbrella-like cap-and-stem form. It is a popular but undefined term for a mushroom, and unlike some mushrooms that can be eaten, toadstoods are believed to be unedible and poisonous." Alyssa hoped that her answer was correct. |
After writing down all of the attributes of a toadstool, Eino listened to Professor Bentley's further explanation. He hadn't really worked with a lot of toadstools before, because his grandparents rarely used them in their potions. He usually just used the parts that had previously been collected or imported. They weren't very popular in Finland, especially not the area Eino lived, and the Soumi weather made it challenging to grow them in a garden. Nonetheless, he had read about them, and was very excited to actually work with them for once. Eino raised his hand. "Are those Biting Toadstools? As the name suggests, they bite, but they aren't particularly dangerous." |
SEE!? Destiny wasn't the only person in the class that knew about the Princess Toadstool! She gave the boy two thumbs way up at his comment, but had no idea she was in Forks Magazine. She could understand why she'd be in there, though. With a name like Peach Toadstool and all. Food. But.. apparently that was not the answer the Professor was looking for. Frowning slightly, trying to pronounce the word herbologically in her head, she began copying the list off the board. Of course she put the name of a Princess on her list. She had given the answer, it was right. She shot another glance at that boy.. he should write it down, too. She pushed her parchment away from her once she was finished writing, and turned her attention to the Professor. Who was showing off her toadstools. Bwaha. "Are they leaping toadstools?" Because everyone else said biting. And Destiny Shepard had to be different. |
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Okay, done. Huh. What? Identify a toadstool? Daphne looked at the weird looking toadstool for a a couple of minutes or so..which was a complete waste of time. "Are they leaping toadstools?" 'Cause that was the only one she'd heard of. Yeah, there was a 99.99% chance she was wrong but she didn't want to not say anything. That would be stupid, right? |
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Kennedy's head turned as every speaker spoke. He wanted to make sure he understood everything. The first thing that came to his mind when the professor mentioned toadstool was the princess in his very ancient Mario Kart game. If that was to be the lesson of they day then he would come out with highest marks. Oh yes he would, but as class moved on it turned out it wasn't, it was about some mushroom thing. Those were bad, really bad. Poisonous or not, Kennedy would stay away from them. He thought of the question. What kind of toadstool did the professor have, hmm? He pushed his glasses back and crossed his arms in thought. What were those icky things? Hmmm.....??? He had no idea. He simply didn't. Gah! He knew he was going to do horrible in Herbology. He was going to have to hit the books after class. |
Violet looked at the strange toadstools. Merlin, she wished she had paid more attention to her governess when they were walking through the gardens at home. The only toadstool she knew the name of was the Fly Agaric, but that ought to have white spots on the cap, shouldn't it? |
"Hello professor, I'm Ira Wilson." Ira answered the professor. She didn't know what toadstools were and neither knew the types..However she did religiously copy down her notes and waited for others to answer. Most of them had said that these were kind of biting toadstools so why not she? Its better to stay with the majority, right? "I also think that these are a kind of biting toadstools, professor." Maybe she was wrong, but who cares! Atleast she did not! She hated plants! |
Okay, this one was going to be difficult. Ashley really wanted to have an answer, because he figured it would be better to try than not, even if he was wrong. But he couldn't even come up with a wrong answer for this one. He took down the notes, partially because it was good to take notes, and partially to give himself some time to think about it, glancing up at the toadstools from time to time. But he still couldn't come up with anything. As the only ones that did eventually come to mind had been said by pretty much everyone else, he pulled out his book and decided to search through it. |
Danae smiled when she was one of the people who successfully identified what a toadstool was. It was quite exciting to be right, and she liked to be all the time. Taking out her favourite peacock quill, the Ravenclaw began to take notes as Professor Bentley spoke about the specimens before them. 'How interesting that they are in sweets we enjoy.' she thought, dipping her quill into the ink pot. Listening to the other students, they were talking about whether it was a leaping toadstool or not. It certainly could be, but there was one that she hadn't hear anyone say yet. "Professor? Is it a Talking Toadstool?" she asked, her hand raised high so that the professor would be able to see her. |
Luna thought she knew the answer either biting toadstools, talking toadstools or leaping toadstools hmmm? She raised her hand ''Proffeser is it either a leaping toadstool or a biting toadstool!'' Or neither she told her self I don't think it's a talking toadstool but then again...... she really had to look up Herbology books again in the liabrary! |
Olivia smiled when she got the question at least part right. Must remember that not all toadstools are poisonous. It might just have been one of those tales young children get told so that they don't go eating them when they find some in the woods or fields. There were plenty of those where she lived at home. She copied down the notes on the blackboard onto a piece of parchment before setting her quill down. She had no idea what type of toadstools they were but it was likely that they would be something that she'd never come across before. Extremely likely. The suggestions of her classmates were Biting and Leaping. Honestly, she'd prefer it if they did turn out to be Leaping Toadstools. Leave the biting to the animals. |
SPOILER!!: Hera SPOILER!!: Herbology Notebook Marilyn made sure to notate everything, not knowing if this Professor, too, was insane. After finishing, she looked to the toadstools. They vaguely reminded her of a muggle video game she'd seen Anya playing over the summer. Raising her hand again, she answered. "I believe muggles refer to this toadstool as the Fly Agaric. Leaping Toadstools, though...and if I'm not mistaken, they are deadly poisonous." |
Daniel, blinked. How on earth were they supposed to know? They'd just been off for summer! But....wait, what had he read when Barry'd forced him to study? He knew what that was! Daniel raised his hand slowly, he didn't want to look stupid if it was wrong. Not that many knew. "Is that a Fly Agaric miss? But that's not the proper name is it?" Daniel strained his brain. How was he going to pass his exams? "..Is it called Amanita muscaria?" |
Lucy shocked when professor greeted her, before she could. She held her head down, didn't know how to react. She looked at the room of student, well there were so many of them. Was herbology the next favorite subject to all now? She kept thinking. Suddenly her mind woke up as she heard the professor asking questions. hmm, what type of toadstool was that? Hmm.. Thinking and staring at the toadstool she finally came to an answer. Lucy raised her hand and said "Professor, this is a leaping toadstool" she said and brought her hand down. |
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"Professor, Is it a Leaping Toadstool ?- if it is a Leaping Toadstool, then they don't like tight or enclosed spaces.. they get their food from rotting leaves and tree stumps and can grow in most places, like gardens, greenhouses and forests", Penny stopped, taking a breath before adding.."Wizards use them in drinks to give extra energy" |
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Standing on her tiptoes, Thea looked long and hard at the mushrooms. 'I know they can be used in some potions..' Thea bit her lip. 'For healing??' Her Mother being a Healer and all, she had been told about things like this. The Gryffindor then moved out of the way as to let the other students around her take a look. 'But I don't kow what it is called, Professor.' She shook her head, smiling. Before turning away, she quickly sun back round. 'And you can't eat them.. I don't think!' she chirruped. |
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"That's a leaping toadstool. Unless..." She tried to get a better look at the... creepy looking plant!creature or whatever it was. "Unless it has teeth. It would be a biting toadstool then." That was because they looked almost the same, except for the teeth, and how crazy that sounded. Oh, please be a leaping toadstool. |
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It was just then she realised she really needed to do some more Herbology research. She felt like she didn't know anything. "Are they leaping toadstools professor?" she asked, taking a mental note to read more Herbology books from the library. She thought she remembered seeing their picture in a book, but she could be wrong. Like she said, she really needed to revise Herbology. |
Sarah scribbled in her notebook the definition of a toadstool, trying to gauge if it would matter wether or not she would actually need to remember it. She figured that it would probably at least be important for this lesson, but maybe not for following ones. Eh, maybe there'll be a test. She listened as the teacher asked another question. She glanced at the Text Cut: notebook |
Lana jotted down the notes about toadstools as they appeared on the blackboard. Healing potions? That made her think and she raised her hand, "Excuse me professor. If many toadstools are considered poisonous, why are they used in healing potions? As the professor pointed out some other toadstools, Lana peered over some other students to get a better look. From what the others were saying, she didn't want to know what kind they were. Or not first hand at least. |
Alex had no idea what type of mushroom that was. To him, mushrooms were just...mushrooms. Except some were different colors and were poisonous if you ate them. Other than that, they were all the same to him. He raised his hand and thought hard to the pictures he'd seen in his herbology textbook. "Is that...umm...a leaping toadstool?" he guessed. He only could remember two magical types of mushrooms -- the leaping and the biting ones. He REALLY hoped it wasn't the biting one. |
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Adam tried to get a better glimpse of what the toadstool looked like.It was redish brown..He thought back to any toadstools he might've seen that color.After listening to his Professor he slowly put his hand up in the air an answered in a more questioning manner,"Is that a leaping toadstool?As it is named,it has found out how to jump..Which,is pretty much explanatory to oneself.." He was already confused,but hoped that the Professor would shortly explain what type of toadstool it was so that there was no more speculation in the class.It was more of a wondering guess than an answer he had given. |
After writting down the question in her journal Danielle raised her hand, she got an idea of what toadstool it maight be "I think it is a leaping toadstool" She said as she checked it in her book. |
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As such, she tentatively raised a hand as they were asked to identify the exact toadstools across the room for them. "Like so many others, I'd say it's a leaping toadstool. Generally they can be used as a potion ingredient, among other uses," she said. She hoped it wasn't a biting toadstool, like some of the others had said. She'd rather deal with active plants that physically moved, instead of something that wanted to draw blood. Even if she had her dragon-hide gloves with her. |
Sophie said "I believe that it is a "leaping" toadstool. |
Nessie sat there taking notes and quickly looking over them. Not fully confident with her answer she was hesitant to speak up but she decided to be brave for once. She raised her hand and answered. Is it the Amenita toad stool? |
William sat on his stool, balancing a roll of parchment on his knee as he scribbled notes with his quill. The air was thick with soil and plant life, and they were severely messing with his sinuses. Within minutes of being in class, his nose had completely blocked and his eyes were continuously watery. But what could he do? He just hoped he didn't have a sneezing fit. As the class progressed, he watched Professor Bentley talk about toadstools. He rummaged in his bag and retrieved the large Herbology textbook. After leaving through the pages, he found two toadstools that could very well be the one the Professor was talking about. Placing the textbook back into his bag, he raised his hand. "Professor, by looking at the reddish-brown top and the thick, white stem alone, it could very well be either the Leaping Toadstool or the Biting Toadstool" he lowered his hand. From that distance, he could not discern whether or not there were fangs on the toadstool, which, according to the textbook, would distinguish the two. He waited for the Professor to answer the class. |
Kurumi fidgeted awkwardly in her seat as Professor Bentley slightly moved to the side and she got a better look at the toadstools. Not, Kurumi was hoping that they would be cute little Leaping Toadstools...the ones the frolicked about the greenhouse but didn't have any sharp teeth that could nibble off fingers or anything. But... Professor Bentley had winked at her when class had begun when the forth year had asked about the lesson. She furrowed her brow a bit and looked back at the professor who probably thought Devil's Snare was adorable. "Professor, I believe that those are Biting Toadstools..." she said, trailing off just a bit. Besides, hadn't they covered Leaping Toadstools in a lesson last term? At least, Kurumi had some recollection of that... Personally, she was hoping they would be Talking Toadstools. She could have a conversation with hers as she replanted it. |
Maddy looked at the red and white toadstool professer bently pointed to. " Thats a leaping toadstool" well right now it must be sleeping. |
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Text Cut: The Beautiful Bubbly Bentley.<3 Pfft. "Well obviously by the...the..." Wait. Let her try again. "Weeds are like...like..." Blink. "Gosh, Bentley, I don't know." She didn't travel the world looking for flesh eating trees, after all. "How do you tell the difference?" Yes, she turned the question back on the teacher. Her head turned at the sound of 'Hutchinson' coming from a little girl. Curious. Ellie shot Spike a glance and saw him shrinking down in his seat... Oh My Merlin! Spike's ickle sister was a firstie!! Awwwww!! Then Bentley went on about toadstools. Or, Ellie guessed that was what it was about, but she'd tuned most of it out. For all she knew, the Professor could have changed the subject to Venomous Tentacula or something. Whatever it was, it was nothing that caught the interest of the Fifth year. She also didn't hear the question asked. But was aroused when the students around her began answering. And, judging by their responses, she wouldn't have known the answer had she been listening, anyway. |
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Sighing to herself a little the blonde listened to the professor and looked at the toadstools,she had just revleaed.Okaaay and now?!"Well professor these are poisend ones",the girl said raising her hand,"they are highly poisonous to be exact.Coming into contact with them wont cause any problems but if you eat them it could be your death."For once the Slytherin knew something.Wow. |
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While she was writing the notes, she leaned around the professor to get a better look at the toadstool. Um. Hum. What kind of toadstool WAS that? Tori quickly flipped through her book and then raised her hand. "Is it....um...in the genus of Amanita, professor?" That was a......guess. |
SPOILER!!: The Amazing Professor Bentley Orchid raised her hand already knowing the answer. Always knowing the information was part of the reason why she loved Herbology so much, and she knows the information because she studies everything Herbology related because she loves it so much; it was an on-going cycle really. "Well, Professor, I believe their name in the magical world is the Leaping Toadstool, but in the non-wizarding world they are called Amantia Muscaria, more comingly known as the Fly Agaric or Fly Amantia. Although they are generally considered poisonous, deaths are extremely rare, and it's consumed as a food in parts of Europe, Asia, and North America after partially boiling them of course." She said smiling as she lowered her hand. |
Aurora was a little mesmerised by the toad stools, they were beautiful specimens... and... could be very useful. Lovely omnivorous plants... "They're biting toadstools... if they were leaping ones then their stems would be bigger. And they look magnificent." she said, her eyes glittering. Come on, Quinn. You sound like such a suck-up. She really wasn't; she just loved plants that liked to bite stuff... and they were lovely lovely little things... |
Melchior whipped out his quill and scribbled the notes on the board into his journal. SPOILER!!: Melchior's Notes This class was very interesting. Toadstools? Melchior had read about mushrooms before, but never anything of the name “toadstool.” He began to study the toadstool in the front of the room, trying to think of a name. He raised his hand. “Is it possibly a leaping toadstool or an amanita muscaria?” he asked. |
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Hmm what was a toadstool, it was like a mushroom or fungi, right. Everyone else answered before she got the chance and Professor Bentley moved on to another question. After writing down all the notes Desiree stared once again at the mushroom, sorry toadstool, in front of her. It was a pretty reddish brown capped and white stemmed toadstool, yes that is all she could come up with. It looked harmless, but after what the teacher had just explained it was probably terribly poisonous. She scooted back a little in her stool. Just in case.. |
SPOILER!!: The Professor :3 What was a toadstool? They were a sort of mushroom, which made them a fungus and therefore gross. And evil probably. But that wasn't a very intellectual answer so Vashti had kept her mouth shut. She doubted Professor Bentley would appreciate her calling the plants evil and gross, even if they actually were. Instead she quietly pulled out her Herbology notebook and quickly jotted down the stuff written on the board. As she did, she briefly glanced up when the professor asked whether anyone could identify those toadstools over there, and Vashti paused in her writing as she heard some of the answers the other students were giving. Biting toadstools? BITING toadstools?! Oh dear Merlin, please no. But some others were suggestion leaping toadstools. Those sounded much better than mushrooms that were capable of biting her fingers off. Vashti hastily scribbled down the rest of the notes before raising her hand. "Those are leaping toadstools, right?" Please say yes? |
"It looks like an elephant toadstool." Mickey thought out loud, making several pairs of eyes look at her. "What? It's a real thing look it up." She said back to the other students before trying of thinking up their own answers. Mickey raised her hand, "Proffesor, may I make a hypothesis? I can't tell you the name of it, but I suspect based off the color of it that these are specifically used for not so powerful salves." Mickey announced once she had the teachers acknowledgement. "The shade of red is dark so doesn't that mean that it has a lower fatality rate if you eat than most others? Also I would guess that since it's less poisoness that it would boost the immune system a lot less than a more poisoness one." Her face turned bright red. Yup she was wrong. "Or not." She added going back to taking notes. |
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Jayden had no idea what kind of toadstool that was... but she answered to the best of her ability, and raised her hand. "Professor, is that a poisonous jumping toadstool?" |
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