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The beginning of term, new faces, old faces, new adventures... yeah Bentley was excited. As she stood in the entrance to Greenhouse Four, she rocked back and forth on the ball of her feet, her hands clasped in front of her.
"Good morning everyone! The lesson will begin shortly, in the meantime please take a seat." She motioned her hands to a few rows of benches that have been placed near the entrance to the greenhouse for the purpose of that lesson.
OOC: The lesson has officially started, DO NOT announce your character arriving from this point onward, as they will be late, and late = trouble. If you haven't done so already then please read through the Herbology Rules and Expectations and the SS Site Rules. All SS Board Rules apply. IC rule breaking will result in IC punishment, OOC rule breaking will result in OOC punishment. Please behave appropriately and most importantly... have fun. If you have any questions don't hesitate to send me a PM.
Despite the long winded response, Taylor was right, more or less. "Yes, good good."
Seren smiled sympathetically whilst tilting her head in Beatrice's direction. It wouldn't be that bad... it wouldn't.
"Yes, you're quite right," she said nodding.
"Indeed, that's correct."
Despite the students getting the main idea, she was still looking for some other answers. After all, dental hygiene wasn't always simple.
SPOILER!!: more student responses
Oh bumbling bees knees....
Why did students get so scared whenever she mentioned flesh eating plants? Honestly, these kids needed to toughen up some.
"Yes, very good... and don't fret, flesh eating plants aren't all that bad."
She was about to move on to the other students when the Ravenclaw asked a question.
Was she serious? "I would never let any harm come to you under my care. Nobody will die, and nobody will be gravely injured." ... unless they did something stupid. Which wasn't out of the question.
"Interesting theory, but sadly whistling is not a behaviour flesh-eaters usually engage in."
Well things were beginning to get interesting, unique answers always impressed her, even if they were wrong. Think outside the box kids.
And then there was another idea... outside the box... and outside the realm of sanity...
SPOILER!!: more student responses
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Was this student insane? Did they break out of Mungoes?
Seren was in shock, very clearly in shock. LET A PLANT DIE?!?!?!?
........... feeling the need to steady herself, she placed her hands on her hips and took a deep breath. Eyes closed she replied in as calm a tone as possible, "No............ we do not let plants die.... self defense is one thing, the conscious and willing slaughter of a plant is an entirely different thing. We are here to learn not only about them, but how to care for them and coexist with them."
In other words... she would have her eyes on this boy.
"Yes, good good."
"Yes, also good," she replied.
Oh dear ... somebody needed to do some reading before class. "Some flesh eating plants use their teeth to trap their prey, some use it to hunt their prey... but the DO use it to aid digestion ... just like us, by chewing."
Honestly... plants didn't swallow things whole you know. Not all of them at least.
"Yes, very good. It can result not only in tooth loss, but it may cause other health concerns as well."
"Yes, very good."
"Yes, very good Zhenya, tooth decay can lead to a number of other problems ... and becoming prey is not out of the question."
"Venus fly traps are not magical plants, perhaps you should open your text book once in a while." Though if he had... then he would probably hope that they were learning about venus fly traps, they were cute, but not much fun.
"Yes! very good Louisa, great response."
FINALLY! Someone cottoned onto the fact that teeth were also used as a defensive mechanism, compromise that, and compromise safety.
But... on with the other responses.
SPOILER!!: even more student responses
Seren's eyes glazed over one of her Lions, no response? ... Oh wells.
The sheer excitement on this boys face made Seren want to hug him... and made her almost want to have one of her own. It almost saddened her that he wasn't a Lion, but that didn't matter so much.
"Well firstly," she started once it was clear that he had finished, "Centaurs are stong creatures, and smart too, I'm sure they could handle a flesh-eater." Unless they were lame or really really old. She clearly didn't know a great deal about Centaurs, plants were much more fun. "However you're quite right in that their teeth play a big role in maintaining control of their territory and in defending themselves from other predators." After a brief pause, she then continued. "As for your second point about how they attend to their dental hygiene, I'll get to that in a moment." She gave the Snake a small wink... he'd made some good points, certainly a good impression.
"Yes, very good!"
"Eat, yes... drink... no. Remember they still have root systems for a reason."
It never ceased to amaze her how Alyssa managed to elongate her sentences. Clearly reaching word limits in essays wasn't an issue for the Hufflepuff. "Yes, food consumption and defense are very important."
It was clear that Kurumi's mind was elsewhere, Seren wasn't at all surprised. Though it relieved her to know Kurumi had some experience with today's topic, so she wasn't about to fall behind the other students.
"Err... yes, though they're not as diligent with chewing as we are, so choking isn't really an issue, indigestion a little bit..."
"Yes! very good response Kennedy."
It pleased her to hear him touch on grooming, after all, it was an essential part of life.
"Very good," she replied smiling.
Aaaawww listen to that. "Yes, you're quite right."
"Very good."
"Good, good," she replied nodding.
Bless her cotton socks. So sweet. "Yes, you're quite right Indiana, tooth decay, even in plants causes long term health issues."
"Very good Stella."
"Correct!" she replied brightly, offering the Ravenclaw a smile and a nod.
"Yes, very good."
This student looked a little shifty. Perhaps one to keep an eye on?
On the other hand, he made a valid point. "Yes indeed, tooth decay in plants can lead to infection and long term health issues, toxins and other bacteria do play a role in that."
Plant toothpaste? ... Now THERE was an idea worth looking into. Perhaps a market waiting to happen! ... or perhaps she was getting carried away.
"Not quite... they have their own methods for preventing tooth decay."
"Excellent response Aurora!"
Yes, she was impressed. Super impressed.
"Very good response Thea, though they don't need as much attention as we do as they don't eat processed foods like we do."
"Yes, that's one of their uses."
"I'm sure they wouldn't," she agreed.
Another no-responser... shame.
"That is the general consensus," she agreed.
Darn the cuteness.
Seren smiled politely, perhaps she ought to simplify things for him more? ... or perhaps he could enlist the help of a student translator? "Dental hygiene is when we look after our teeth... to take care of teeth." Simple yes? ... She continued. Though how to simplify flesh eating plant? "Flesh eating plants... are plants," she said indicating to one close by them at the entrance, "that eat meat." She would have pointed to her arm or something, but she didn't want to confuse or scare the poor boy.
Uh oh ... she hadn't scared a student to death has she?
"It's alright dear," she said encouragingly.
"Very good."
And trust a Ravenclaw to end the discussion on a good point. "Yes, that's a very good point you raise. Infections are common when dealing with plant bites, though the spread of blood born diseases is also a fatal possibility."
"Yes, that's quite right," she replied nodding.
"Indeed, very good."
"Of course," she replied nodding... that was the simplest reason.
"Brilliant responses team," she concluded giving them her own small round of applause. "Along with the obvious health risks including starvation, infection and other health issues including root inflammation, leaf loss and stem degradation, the ability to defend themselves is also impeded." She paused to allow students to take notes, in case they hadn't been already. "But also, as Miss Odessa just mentioned, domestic plants and indeed wild plants, pose a risk to us as well. If you're bitten by a plant with poor dental health then bacteria, toxins and blood born viruses or diseases become a risk factor to your health."
"For this reason," she continued, "it's important to know how to look after your flesh eating plant and to ensure that you're aware of the condition of those teeth."
Now came the fun bit. "In the wild, flesh eating plants use a very different method to maintain their teeth than we do. While we opt for the toothbrush, which is a rather useful invention, plants do not have that luxury. Rather, they often use bark, branches and even the sinew from their prey to clean their teeth."
"Today however, we will be using other implements."
Which were still rather fun.
"Now, you all need your dragon hide gloves, if for some silly reason you don't have yours on your person, you may borrow some from the stores cupboard," she said indicating to the wooden structure next to them by the door.
"Once you have them on, follow me. Bring your wands with you... though you won't need them."
And with that, she led them a little further into the greenhouse where the work stations were set up. "Come along," she called behind her.
OOC: This is your chance to RP getting gloves, if you have none then you may borrow some, this is the time to ask any other questions, and of course follow your professor to the work stations. Please note, we have not revealed what you are working with yet (; The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours from the time of this post.
Angie got her gloves out of her bag and put them on.then made her way over at her work station.
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They used BARK and BRANCHES to brush their teeth? That sucked for them. It was probably a good job they didn't have dentists there to check 'em over. They'd get a grilling. So much for the special plant toothpaste, too...
Yess, he had his gloves somewhere. Theodore bent down and rummaged in his bag. He was a very prepared student.
He pulled out his brand new dragon hide gloves and popped them on, before making claw movements with his hands. He liked gloves. They were just a cool invention.
Picking up his wand, which was KINDA hard to hold with the gloves, Theodore skipped further into the greenhouse after the professor.
He was prepared.
No flesh-eating plant would get through THESE gloves. Perhaps his face, though... Which had zero dragon hide protection..
Meep!
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Aspen flushed a deep red when her answer was referenced a second time. This was why she oftentimes didn't raise her hand, in spite of knowing answers. She liked flying under most people's radars, including Professors.
She hung back so she could give a nod to Dylan, whose answer she had piggy-backed on. She gave him a little... lookie/nod/blush/wave/thing-of-awkward and then scurried off after Professor Bentley. Aspen gloved up on the way, tightening the straps around her wrists with meticulous care.
...Aspen made a point not to take a station anywhere near Professor Bentley.
Nigel took out his new dragon hide gloves and put them on. He was nervous about where this lesson was going but was not going to say anything. He took out his wand next and thought maybe herbology was not for him with flesh eating and other dangerous plants. He just wanted a nice book or practice time for charms. He followed the professor to the working stations waiting for the lesson to continue.
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Duh! Self defense...why didn't she think of that? She listened as the professor told them all that they would need to put on their gloves. Hopefully they wouldn't be dealing with the flesh eating plants that she speaks of, but then again that might actually be fun and interesting. Maybe somebody will even get bit!!! Hannah put on her gloves and followed the professor.
After carefully taking down notes, Silvia rummaged in her bag for a moment before pulling out her dragonhide gloves. She pulled them over her hands and stood up to follow the professor. Hopefully whatever they were working with today wouldn't be too dangerous.
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Right, Gloves! Ness reached into her small school bag, took out her pair of dragonhide gloves and put them on just like the Professsor said. She was all ready...or at least she thought she was. She grabbed her wand, put it in her pocket and then headed off in the direction of the working stations.
She'd be okay with whatever they were doing as long as it wasn't anything to do with flesh eating plants, which the Professor confirmed it wasn't. Good. Nothing to be worried about, or at least thats what she thought.
The red head stood by the professor and waited for the lesson to proceed.
Hydra took out her gloves from her satchel and put it on then took out her wand from her robe pocket and followed the Professor Bentley to the work stations.
So, now it was hands on! Sarah put on her gloves, right hand first, pretty silly as she had some difficulty getting the left one one. The muggle term for her was bad fine motor skills and gross motor skills. After some failed attempts, she was finally able to say that each finger was in its own sheath and she took out her wand. Then she strode briskly to the workstations.
Write, write, write--João's handwriting turned into a horrible one but as long as he was able to read, it was alright. He was relatively relieved that even if they would work with flesh eating plants, it would still be from a safe distance, because Professor Bentley surely wouldn't--
What?
That they were going to CLEAN their TEETH?!
João's hand hung in the air as his mouth dropped for a moment.
WHAT?!
He blinked, and slowly looked at his left hand that was still in the air, frozen. He didn't want to LOSE his hand to some bloody plant! He had dreams! He had to live! He had to--
Breathe in, breathe out. They were allowed to take their wands. So at worst, he would just set the plant on fire and be done with it. Fire killed them, right?!
With shaking hands, he put his gloves on. Good thing he had bought the most expensive gloves. That meant they were harder to tear apart, right?! After a few more breathing exercise, he followed the professor with a face much paler than he had first arrived at the class.
Breathing in and out certainly didn't help at all.
Apologies for the long windedness. Will try to limit to two liners xD
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Alyssa listened as the Professor gave her explanation/answer to her question and quickly noted it down in her journal. She was glad that she had brought her dragon hide gloves with her...all she had to remember was where she had placed them. She first dug around in her back pack but when she couldn't find them there, she started patting her robes pockets...but they weren't there either.
She was about to walk over to the cupboard to borrow a pair when she felt something sticking out of from behind her waist. She reached behind her and found her gloves!! She must have absent mindedly stuck it into the waistband of her skirt. She quickly put them on and ensuring that her wand was in her holster, Alyssa began to follow the Professor when she realized that she had a question for Professor Bentley. She raised her hand hoping that the Professor still had time to answer her question.
"Uh...Professor, these flesh eating plants, when they bite, how big of a chunk do they bite off?" Alyssa wanted to make sure that she would still have her hands once this lesson was over.
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Jory noted down everything that the Professor said,his handwriting looked very untidy indeed because he wrote so fast. Shrugging, he put down the book and made a mental note to decipher it later that evening.
The Puff felt about in his pockets for his gloves and when he found them, he quickly pulled them on, followed Professor Bentley to the workstations and waited for further instructions.
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Sierra just nodded along as Bentley talked about ways plants clean their teeth. Truth be told, she'd never really thought about it. After all, if a plant had teeth, all she cared to do was defend herself against the plant. She hadn't stopped to think how the plants' so-called 'defense mechanism' could be maintained.
She dug through her bag until she'd pulled out one of her dragonhide gloves. She frowned as she didn't see the other one. How was her bookbag already this disorganized a week or so into the school year? Finally, she retrieved the other glove, slipped both on, and made sure she had her wand. With all that done, she followed the professor.
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Minerva was taking notes on her parchment of what professor Bentley was saying when she asked to get out their gloves. Minerva reached into her bag pulling out her gloves and putting them on she made sure she had her wand with her. Minerva then followed the professor to the work station.
Aww, well he'd heard plants did do whistling sounds, but well apparently not the flesh eating ones. It was worth a shot... Hearing the professors next directions, he stood up and pulled his dragon hide gloves from the pockets of his robes and put them on before following the professor over to the work stations. Curious as to what they'd be working with this class, he looked around him at the different plants nearby.
Right, gloves. Selina had no idea why, but every time someone mentioned gloves her stomach always twisted into a pretzel. She assumed it had something to do with the fact that her kind associated gloves with potions. It was not the healthiest association because it usually meant she felt the urge to purge, but, alas, it was what she always did.
She swallowed this feeling and did as she was told before following Bentley to the work station.
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SPOILER!!: The Professor!
This student looked a little shifty. Perhaps one to keep an eye on?
On the other hand, he made a valid point. "Yes indeed, tooth decay in plants can lead to infection and long term health issues, toxins and other bacteria do play a role in that."
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"Brilliant responses team," she concluded giving them her own small round of applause. "Along with the obvious health risks including starvation, infection and other health issues including root inflammation, leaf loss and stem degradation, the ability to defend themselves is also impeded." She paused to allow students to take notes, in case they hadn't been already. "But also, as Miss Odessa just mentioned, domestic plants and indeed wild plants, pose a risk to us as well. If you're bitten by a plant with poor dental health then bacteria, toxins and blood born viruses or diseases become a risk factor to your health."
"For this reason," she continued, "it's important to know how to look after your flesh eating plant and to ensure that you're aware of the condition of those teeth."
Now came the fun bit.
"In the wild, flesh eating plants use a very different method to maintain their teeth than we do. While we opt for the toothbrush, which is a rather useful invention, plants do not have that luxury. Rather, they often use bark, branches and even the sinew from their prey to clean their teeth."
"Today however, we will be using other implements."
Which were still rather fun.
"Now, you all need your dragon hide gloves, if for some silly reason you don't have yours on your person, you may borrow some from the stores cupboard," she said indicating to the wooden structure next to them by the door.
"Once you have them on, follow me. Bring your wands with you... though you won't need them."
And with that, she led them a little further into the greenhouse where the work stations were set up. "Come along," she called behind her.
OOC: This is your chance to RP getting gloves, if you have none then you may borrow some, this is the time to ask any other questions, and of course follow your professor to the work stations. Please note, we have not revealed what you are working with yet (; The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours from the time of this post.
Dylan smirked as his answer was recognized as a good one. Yes, he was awfully brilliant at times...when he applied himself...
...And he did happen to have gloves in his bag. After an unfortunate incident in Second Year at his American school, never again would he be caught without them...
SPOILER!!: Blushing girl!
Aspen flushed a deep red when her answer was referenced a second time. This was why she oftentimes didn't raise her hand, in spite of knowing answers. She liked flying under most people's radars, including Professors.
She hung back so she could give a nod to Dylan, whose answer she had piggy-backed on. She gave him a little... lookie/nod/blush/wave/thing-of-awkward and then scurried off after Professor Bentley. Aspen gloved up on the way, tightening the straps around her wrists with meticulous care.
...Aspen made a point not to take a station anywhere near Professor Bentley.
Bending down to pluck the gloves from his bag, he *side/eyed* noticed a girl giving him a look/nod thing...and her hair totally had a reddish tint to it. Blinking back at her pretty face, Dylan began to smirk.
He really did love red hair.
She was racing off in the next instant, however, and he just laughed. Girls were so funny/adorable sometimes. He'd have to make it a point to grin at her later. Nodding to himself to confirm that though, the blonde followed her path over, doing up his own gloves as he went.
Now, to figure out how to snatch one of these lovely plants...
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Johnathan grabbed his gloves and placed them inside the back pocket of his pants, letting part of them hang out. He placed his wand on the other back pocket of his pants and followed the professor. As he waited for Kennedy, he used that time to put on his gloves.
He was really curious to see what the lesson was going to be about, he never really fancied plants. Maybe learning what was going to be taught on this day, would change his mind.
Kennedy gave himself a mental pat on the back for his answer. He then continued with jotting down notes. He had the advantage this summer to spend time around magical plants in his father's greenhouse, so he felt more confident in Herbology related stuff.
He stood up with his dragon hide gloves in hand and put them on. He tugged at the end to make sure that they were on properly and nodded at John who appeared to be waiting for him and then followed Professor Bentley.
Even from under the table Oichi could hear the professor say they were moving on, great. Oh, I don'twant to meet with any plants that bite but I really don't want ti stay here alone tofend any other plants here alone. I should get going Oichi crawled out from under the table,put onher dragon hide gloves, and followed the professor further into greenhouse shaking a little. "Uh, professor, I am a bit scared of plants with teeth and other magical plants I have read about. I am rather new to magic, Iam sure you are more then capable as a professor to keep us safe and all but, I just don't know?". Oichi felt overwhelmed, she justwas not comfortable here but did not want to leave for fear of getting into trouble.
"Brilliant responses team," she concluded giving them her own small round of applause. "Along with the obvious health risks including starvation, infection and other health issues including root inflammation, leaf loss and stem degradation, the ability to defend themselves is also impeded." She paused to allow students to take notes, in case they hadn't been already. "But also, as Miss Odessa just mentioned, domestic plants and indeed wild plants, pose a risk to us as well. If you're bitten by a plant with poor dental health then bacteria, toxins and blood born viruses or diseases become a risk factor to your health."
"For this reason," she continued, "it's important to know how to look after your flesh eating plant and to ensure that you're aware of the condition of those teeth."
Now came the fun bit. "In the wild, flesh eating plants use a very different method to maintain their teeth than we do. While we opt for the toothbrush, which is a rather useful invention, plants do not have that luxury. Rather, they often use bark, branches and even the sinew from their prey to clean their teeth."
"Today however, we will be using other implements."
Which were still rather fun.
"Now, you all need your dragon hide gloves, if for some silly reason you don't have yours on your person, you may borrow some from the stores cupboard," she said indicating to the wooden structure next to them by the door.
"Once you have them on, follow me. Bring your wands with you... though you won't need them."
And with that, she led them a little further into the greenhouse where the work stations were set up. "Come along," she called behind her.
OOC: This is your chance to RP getting gloves, if you have none then you may borrow some, this is the time to ask any other questions, and of course follow your professor to the work stations. Please note, we have not revealed what you are working with yet (; The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours from the time of this post.
As a Ravenclaw Penny had been studiously writting notes which prevented her from answering any of the questions though if she was honest it was also because Herbology wasn't her best or favorite subject. Plants weren't really her thing.
Sighing she looked up just as the Professor said something about teeth and that they would need their gloves. Plants shouldn't have teeth. Period. Frowning she pulled her dragon skin gloves out of her bag and slipped them easily on her hands.
Rising she followed the Professor and approached the work station cautiously. The idea that they were fixing to help flesh eating plants with their dental hygiene didn't give her the warm fuzzies.
Taylor took down the notes in her cursive handwriting, though they might of looked like their were in gibberish since they were in her native language because she was writing in a hurry. Tay slipped on her gloves and followed the teacher. She made sure her wand was with her.
Selena opened her bookbag to look for her gloves. After pulling out her books, she found them nesting at the bottom. Selena tugged the dragon hide gloves onto her hands and drew her wand. She didn't trust plants if they were going to have teeth. That wasn't safe. And especially since teeth was a defense mechanism, who knew if the teeth they were going to probably hurt them all? Right, she did because Professor Bentley had just mentioned flesh eating plants. She didn't wanna die. Selena rather liked her flesh.
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Addie opened her bag and began to search through its many contents before finally finding her gloves. She wasn't extremely excited for Herbology anymore. Addie didn't want to be eaten by, of all things, a plant. Addie rather liked the fact that she was alive and living. "Professor, could these plants...err...kill us," Addie asked as she followed the professor to the work stations. Her mum had never made her deal with deadly plants before.
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Jade was scared. Absolutely, positively, scared. She wasn't certain of what they were working with but she had a feeling it would have to do with the flesh eating plants. "Please don't tell me we're brushing a flesh eating plant's teeth?" She asked, quietly. Please say no, please say no, pleaseeeee say no. She pulled her gloves out of her pocket and placed them on her hands. So what were they going to do?
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