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It was such a nice day outside, the weather was mild, not quite warm but not cold either. Just the way Seren liked it. Unfortunately the lesson wasn’t being held outdoors, no, it was being held in Greenhouse One, where the air was cooler, and the smell of damp soil filled the air.
As you enter the greenhouse the first thing you notice are the stools arranged to the side of the greenhouse by the door, and directly opposite these are stools of a different variety. That’s right, toadstools! While they may look harmless from a distance it’s not wise to get too close to them just yet, after all you wouldn’t want to be sent to the Hospital Wing before the lesson has even started.
Waiting patiently for the students to arrive, Professor Bentley stood by the door to welcome them as they entered; Though she was careful to position herself near the seating area so that she can keep an eye on any mischief making. Standing slightly to the side of the toadstools, was Professor Bentley’s old blackboard, neat and tidy cursive writing slowly appearing on its surface- as if by magic!
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Herbology Lesson One
A warm welcome back to the familiar, and a warm welcome to the new!
The lesson will begin shortly, take a seat and please keep the chatter to a bare minimum – you wouldn’t want to disturb our subjects.
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Indiana was pretty happy right now. She had actually managed to do the spell right. She was pretty tempted to do a little happy clappy look how good I am dance, but she refrained. She was sure the teacher already though she was a bit mental, so she didn't really want her thinking that she was a complete nutcase. That would not be good at all. So she would just beam, and look really happy, and cute. Because she was so like that all the time. Okay she needed to move on now. She was pretty sure that she wouldn't get a ton of points for just doing a spell. It wasn't charms on anything.
Looking up, she read the next set of instructions. She had to yank the fangs out? That didn't seem very fair. She didn't want people yanking her fangs out. If she had fangs. But she wasn't a vampire, and did not have any fangs. So it didn't really matter. But alas, she needed to continue on with the activity. So with her left hand she gripped at the toadstool. She used her non-dominant had because she figured it would be easier to yank the fangs out with her right hand, as it was the hand she used more often. Without glancing around, she didn't need to know if she was behind or anything, she yanked at the fangs, and they came away pretty easily. Ooh. She was good at this. Reaching over she dropped them into the jar.
That wasn't so hard.
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Sage was quiet glad that she had alread accomplished getting one of the fangs out, so how had could the second one be?
Sage once again took hold of the fand, the second one, and yanked, but not was hard as last time.
Pop!
Just like before, the fang had come out. Sage gladly placed her toadstool down, just in case the spell wore out and it bit her. Sage then placed the two fangs in the jar.
Once she was done, she took her seat and waited for the rest of the class to finish.
Toadstools have teeth. That's something new to her! All those edible toadstools she ate never had any fangs as far as she could remember. She looks around the greenhouse and sees most students have started. Aiden shouldn't waste more time.
She pulls out a pair of dragon hide gloves from her bag before putting them on. Then, with a jabbing movement towards the toadstools, she mutters the incantation. "Viro Torpeo." Nothing happened. One more time. "Viro Torpeo." Still nothing. Aiden is getting more and more irritated. After a few failed attempts, Aiden decided to take one last shot. If it still fails, she'll definitely give up on Herbology.
Taking a deep breath, she once again makes a jabbing movement towards the toadstools. "Viro Torpeo!" Aiden's voice is a bit louder, and clearer than before. And luckily, the Biting Toadstools look... Drunk?
With the fangs in hand, Anna examined them slightly, before dropping them in jar. She put both the fangs into the jar and stepped away from the toadstool before the effects of the spell would reverse and sitting back in her seat.
Jesifur grabbed her toad stool and her wand in her gloved hands. This shouldn't be too hard she thought. She pointed her wand at the toadstool and said clearly and firmly,"Viro Torpeo" jabbing her wand in the stools direction. It flopped slowly as Jesifur smiled broadly. It worked! Now to get those fangs out...
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Having done the exact same thing not more than two minutes before, Ariadne felt confident she could do it again. Like the first time, Ariadne took her toadstool by its cap with a firm hold in her left hand, whilst pulling out the remaining fang with her right hand. All done!
Well...not exactly all. She still needed to put the fangs in the jar in front of her. Depositing them gently inside the jar, the young lioness looked for a tag to place on it. After finding one, she wrote her name, year, House and 'Biting toadstool fangs' on it and sticked it on the jar. Now she was, indeed, done. Quite proud of herself, Ari made her way back to her regular seat and waited for the Professor to announce what they would do next.
OK...OK...OK... last one Salima obviously just over and done with. She tried not to hesitate forcing her hand towards it, she pulled out the last fang with force.
'Gosh and I thought I wouldn't be able to do it' she mutterd picking her wand, putting it back in her robe and taking both of the fangs to put in the jar.
Jesifur looked down at her toadstool, still seemingly out of control of itself and thought she'd better work fast. She held the cap in place and gripping one of the fangs she pulled quickly and firmly. Much to her own shock it came out very cleanly. She stared down in disbelief. Maybe her "muggle green thumb" was also a magical green thumb. She smiled to herself.
Seren listened intently as the students made their suggestions, guessing at what the curious 'stools were. "Talking toadstools, no... Fly Agaric, no ........... Amantia Muscaria, no.......Poisonous, no.... Leaping, no."
And finally....
"Biting toadstools! Correct!"
Seren turned to give the 'stools an appreciative look. They really were magnificent.
"Now don't be alarmed, these toadstools - while they do feed on flesh, they don't have near enough of an appetite to take a chunk out of you. The worst injury you get is a little uncture or a scratch.... But that's why you have you dragon hide gloves with you." She eyed them all. They did remember to bring them, did they not?
"Now as your aware, toadstools are often used in potions, though we generally use caps, stems and spores, Biting toadstools offer us a different ingredient."
"Fangs!"
She waited for the reality of what was about to happen to sink in. "Today, we will be harvesting biting toadstool fangs. But only the fangs."
After a brief pause, taking the time to make eye contact with each student, she continued, "The biting toadstool is blessed with the presense of many teeth, which you will see around the underneath rim of its cap. There are, two fangs which protrude a little further than the rest of the teeth. These are the ones we will be harvesting."
"But before we do that, you need to familiarise yourselves with a numbing charm. This will ensure the toadstools aren't in any pain when we.... so nicely yank them out."
Sort of like dentistry.
"You are to repeat the incantation after me." She paused, then flicked her wand at the board.
"Viro Torpeo", she said in a loud clear voice. "Incantation only."
"Viro Torpeo."
OOC: Practice the incantation only. We will practice the wand movement shortly before continuing with the activity.
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So... the students seemed to be responding quite well. And they had questions too! Questions were always welcome.
“Ok, now get out your wands,” she instructed, holding her own in front of her. “We’re going to practice the wand movement WITHOUT the incantation.” She said this in a stern voice- well as stern as she could... it wasn’t really her style.
Demonstrating, she jabbed her wand forward. Almost looking as if she was going to spear a student, but of course she would never do that. “The wand movement is a jab,” she said, repeating the movement. “But do not make physical contact with the toadstool when you do this...” Otherwise you will regret it, though she didn’t say that bit out loud.
“Practice that a couple of times, and then I’ll show you how to harvest the fangs.” Because like everything, there was a process, sort of.
OOC: The activity will begin in approx 3-4 hours.
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Seren watched as the students continued to practice the incantion and the wand movement... seperately of course.
“Ok now I understand you haven’t practiced the spell yet... but you will be doing this on the toadstools.” Yes... first time’s a charm? She hoped sp. She didn’t want them to suddenly become Blaze Again Buttons. “Remember to speak very clearly, and calmly... don’t rush it.” Pause.
“You will know that they’re numb when they no longer have control of their actions... so they’ll be a little... all over the place, and slower than usual.” Seren took a few strides toward one of the Biting toadstools, pulling on her dragon hide gloves as she went.
“Viro Torpeo,” she said jabbing her wand in the ‘stools direction. Of course it had the desired effect. Seren wiggled her finger around the toadstools cap, as it squirmed around trying to get its teeth around her glove and failing. It seemed to be a little groggy.
“Now as I’ve already mentioned we will be harvesting the fangs so that they may be kept in the potions stores cupboard for later use.”
She positioned herself behind the toadstool, facing the class. Demonstration time.
“Start by getting a firm grip on the toadstools cap, be careful not to get too close to the teeth. ... And don’t grasp the cap too tightly, or you’ll risk damaging the plant.... “ she demonstrated by placing her hand on the top of the cap and holding it in place. “Do not... under any circumstances use a Freezing Charm, otherwise the fangs won’t come out cleanly and you’ll run the risk of them not growing back.”
She gazed around at the students’ faces to make sure they understood. “ Then you need to get a good grip on the fang... one at a time... and yank in a downward direction.” Gripping one of the fangs, Seren did just that. With a sharp, clean yank, the fang came out. The toadstool didn’t protest... much. “Try to do this in one swift movement, it’s the quickest and the most efficient way to get them out... otherwise you’ll be pulling a little while.” Either way, they would get them out. Eventually.
She held it up for the class to see. Quickly she repeated the process, then held up the second fang to show the students. “Once you have successfully harvested both fangs from your Biting Toadstool, please place it in this jar.”
Seren held up a fairly big jar and placed it on a spare stool beside the blackboard.
With a flick of her wand, the instructions appeared on the board.
“Right, make sure you have your gloves on. If for some reason you forgot to bring them with you... or have misplaced them, you will find spares in the cupboard by the greenhouse door. Please return them at the end of class if you borrow them.”
And without further ado, Seren stepped aside, motioning for the students to approach a Biting Toadstool. Let the fun begin!
“Once you have completed the activity you may return to your seat.” OOC: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
For this mini-activity you need to post a total of 3 times to be eligible for maximum participation points. This part of the activity will be open for approx 18hours, or longer, depending.
Post 1: Perform the Numbing Charm, and make sure it worked- you don’t have to get it right the first time. Post 2: Harvest the first fang. Follow the process. Post 3: Harvest the second fang and deposit them into the jar.
Please Indicate in the title section of your post – or at the top of you post, what the number of that post is. E.g. Post 1 ... Post 2... Post 3 (you get the drift)
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Elsie's gloves had slipped off a bit after pulling out the last fang so she quickly readjusted them before the last step, the second fang. Conscious of not doing what she did last time she carefully started to hold the fang, making sure again her fingers were safe. Five, four, three, two, one. She pulled down the fang but it only moved a little, she pulled it again but it still only pulled down slightly. Five minutes later Elsie had finally abstracted the last fang. Holding it triumphantly she checked it before holding up her jar and depositing them both inside. She put the Jar back on the table. She had done it. She could successfully do a Herbology Activity! Elsie did a little victory dance as she waited for the teacher to check her work. She felt so proud.
Erin, being a girl scout didn't forgot her protective gloves. This is the one thing she would leave at the dormitory. She hates blood or maybe blood coming out of her.
She needs concentration now. Free of thoughts and only thinking of numbing the toadstool, she took a jab movement of her wand towards the biting toadstool and muttered clearly, "Viro Torpeo!" And to her surprise, she was successful. The toadstool's energy faded slowly.
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Since it LOOKED like the toadstool thing was all slow and wiggly, Evelyn poked it once more before putting her wand in the pocket of her robe. She didn't want any toadstools biting it. Not to mention she may have a heart attack if it got dirty.
Getting a firm hold on the toadstool cap, not too hard like Bentley had mentioned, and then searched for the first fang. This was so weird. It was like looking for a cookie in a hay stack. Probably easy to notice, but why the heck would she be looking for a cookie? Just...weird. Finding the first fang, she adjust her grip on it, and-
PULL!SLIP!
Mmmph.
At her hand hit the dirt without the fang, Evelyn scowled and searched for it again. Merlin, it was really stuck in there, wasn't it? Finding the fang again, she got a better grip on it, and gave another mighty tug!
...Success! Oh don't look so sad you little toadstool. Pfft.
Jesifur decided since the first fang was so easy she'd go ahead and grab the second one out right away. Goodness, she surely did't want the spell to wear off while she was trying to remove the final fang. She repeated the process she had done just a moment before and voila! the second fang came out just as easily as the first. Felling proud of the job she'd done, she held the two fangs in one hand and the toadstool in the other and walked up to the front of the class. She deposited the two fangs in the jar and gently set the toadstool on the table. Jesifur gave a quick smile to the teacher and promptly returned to her work area.
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Sierra's gaze turned from Bentley to the instructions then back to Bentley again. She gave the professor a slight approving nod before turning back to the instructions. They seemed easy enough, and when it came to class projects, 'easy enough' was right up Sierra's alley. Not that she was lazy, no, but a little less of a workload never hurt anybody, now did it?
She approached a toadstool, her wand raised and ready to cast. She gave the fungus a mischievous-type smile, like she was silently letting it know what she was about to do. "Viro Torpeo!" she said, making a jabbing motion right toward the toadstool. In response, the toadstool moved and thrashed about. Err, ...right. That didn't work.
Sierra edged quickly away, her wand still raised and ready to cast. "Viro Torpeo!" she said again, making another jabbing motion. The toadstool came to a sudden stop, or at least it looked like it did. It was actually doing just what Bentley had said it'd do. It's movements were slowed almost to nothing, and it looked like it could just fall in any direction at any given moment.
Awww! Danger. Erin needs to get the fangs out of the biting toadstool. But it's not visible. She composed herself, took a deep breath, look at the others first who feels the same as her. Nervous, probably. What if her fingers got stuck? There's no way no one would help her though. So, she grab the courage and put down her wand first; she got hold of the toadstool's cap which she thinks, without a glove would be a little itchy.
Erin pulled here and there carefully but quickly. She never thought she could do this before.
And so the drunken toadstool moves back and forth slowly as if it has lost control of their body. Yup. Just like when her father had too much Firewiskey last Christmas...
The young Slytherin keeps back her wand into the holster inside her robe before holding the cap of the toadstool firmly, and yet gently. With her free hand, Aiden holds the most visible fang and tugs it out.
She had done it with the first fang, one more. Erin knew the second one would be as easy as the first one. She gripped the cap again, not too hard so that not to damage the toadstool, Erin pulled the last fang out of it.
Feeling triumphantly, she moved toward the stool beside the blackboard smiling broadly and deposited the two fangs at the jar. She then hurried toward her seat tucking her loose wand in her pocket.
Hand still holding the toadstool cap firmly, Aiden pulls out another fang with a quick pull. Finished already? Well, that was too easy! Probably the easiest Herbology lesson she has ever had. Then, Aiden walks towards the stool where she deposits the two toadstool fangs she harvested earlier.
Back to her seat, Aiden puts away the dragon hide gloves.
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SPOILER!!: instructions
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Originally Posted by Hera
Post 1: Perform the Numbing Charm, and make sure it worked- you don’t have to get it right the first time. Post 2: Harvest the first fang. Follow the process. Post 3: Harvest the second fang and deposit them into the jar.
Okay, so first Kimalia needed to don her gloves, simple. She dug into her school bag to pull out her... wait, lipstick?! No, no it must be down in there. After a few moments of searching she facepalmed herself. I forgot them, ugh. At least there were spares in the cupboard, so Kimalia raced over to get some nice ones temporarily before returning to her seat..
Alright now, first the numbing charm. She attempted to rub the poor thing's 'head' only for it to jump and make a bite out of her hand. Ah, no.. "Hey! Viro Torpeo!" She had made the correct jabbing moment nearly stabbing the biting victim allowing it to get a nice blast of the numbing charm before it could reach her finger. After watching it start to relax Kimalia commented, "That's right, no biting me, this is like muggle dentistry.." It still was capable of moving though, so Kimalia gave it another dose of "Viro Torpeo!" before moving on.
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Ira, according to professor's instructions, got to work.
She jabbed her wand in front of the toadstool and "Viro Torpedo... err noo.. Viro Torpeo!" Thank God no one had noticed her slip of tongue! and nothing averse had happened!
The toadstool actually became numb...Ira found it hard to believe it, to believe that she had just done a magic.
Now for the next part, to pull out fangs! Feeling sorry for the poor toadstool, she proceeded to find the fangs. Sure enough, they were right there and now she had to pull them out.
"One, Two, & Three...come on..Yes!" Ira got her fang out and kept it aside.
Now for the second one. She repeated the process again quickly, not wanting the spell to wear off. And there came out the second fang!
Ira took both the fangs and the toadstool back to the professor and awaited for further instructions.
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Ok this is it. She looked at Harvey and Erin they were moving right along. What if something happened like her purple hair accident again. Oh well here goes nothing. Minerva pulled her wand up and said "Torpeo Viro" As soon as the words came out she knew she said them wrong. She closed her eyes hoping nothing bad would come out. A flicker from the toad, but nothing more. Thank goodness she sighed. Ok again "Viro Torpeo" Minerva watched. IT WORKED.. She did it, finally something at this school went right.
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SPOILER!!: instructions
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera
Post 1: Perform the Numbing Charm, and make sure it worked- you don’t have to get it right the first time. Post 2: Harvest the first fang. Follow the process. Post 3: Harvest the second fang and deposit them into the jar.
Right now, it was time for things to get dirty. Thankful for allowing gloves to wear, Kimalia donned them on before rubbing the evil thing's 'head'. "Now, now, this will only hurt me more than it will hurt you." Kimalia deciding to whisper a "Viro Torpeo" into it's mouth hoping it'll prevent it from feeling any pain.
Firmly gripping the top, but not too tightly (it was squishy feeling, eww). "Alrighty, one, two, annnd" She gripped the fang and tugged one cleanly out in downward motion, only to see the thing squirming in pain! She gave it another "Viro Torpeo." before setting the fang down on the desk. Now for the final one..
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