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Seren lead the students across the grounds and into the castle, after what felt like a while walking -- perhaps because she wasn't used to venturing into the castle, she came to a halt in from of a cordoned of part of the first floor.. the Weasley Swamp.
The legendary portable swamp created by Fred and George Weasley was once large enough to consume the entire middle section of the first floor corridor, leading from the Dark Arts office to the History of Magic classroom. Nowadays, only a small section of the corridor is roped off in tribute of the redhead twins' swamp, but it is a historic section nonetheless.
The remaining swamp still SMELLS like authentic swamp, LOOKS like authentic swamp, BUBBLES like authentic swamp and would likely suck you in like an authentic swamp.
Oichi's jaw dropped. She was looking out at a century old swamp that is thriving thanks to magic. That is so unbelievably cool!!! She could barely contain her amazement even as the class continued. She listened and did her best to take decent notes.
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[Spoiler] Swamps
Salt Water Swamps
: Found in tidal zones where there is lots of rain
: Salt water fish, sea birds, and mangroves live here
: Bird poop (ewe)
makes salt water swamps more fertile.
Fresh Water Swamps
: Found Along Lakes and Rivers
: Fish and plants that like low levels of salinity live here
Both
: High levels of moisture which brings insects
: Giant trees preserve the swamps structure.
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Oichi finished her notes and then raised her hand to answer the latest question, "I'm guessing that gillyweed an be a swamp plant. It is found in the marshiest areas of the Black Lake here.".
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Scribble. Scribble. Scribble.
Phew. She'd had to live with her chicken-scratch writing for now because the Herbology Professor talked fast. Everything she said was important though it had to be noted. Upon hearing the next question, the brunette raised her hand which was holding her quill. "Perhaps, there are aqua chomps in there, Professor." It was a guess. That kind of seaweed can be found almost anywhere as long at there's water.
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Lots of taking notes in this class. Kat scribbled on her parchment, trying to catch up with the answers the other students gave. Dip on inkwell and then scribble scribble scriiiiiibble. Once she was done, she looked up at Bentley for the next question.
Merlin it was kinda easy considering that it was about aquatic plants. Though they were talking about magical aquatic plants. Erm. Kat raised her hand. "I know that typha can grow in wetlands," Kat said. But does it grow in a swamp? Well... swamps were wetland places so maybe yes. Shrug.
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Spike pushed his glasses up his nose again - they still didn't like to stay put, even nine months later - before scribbling some more notes. His quill tucked behind his ear, Spike raised his hand for the next question.
"Ones that aren't prone to root rot," Spike said, unsure if Bentley was after a general group of plants, or something more specific. "After all, they have to survive in stagnant water, an ideal location for fungi to effect roots..." And this was more likely in freshwater, since salt could kill plenty of stuff like that.
Talking of fungi, Spike could give a more unusual specific answer. "One way of avoiding that, of course, is to not live in the water itself, but on or in something caused by that water - for example old rotten logs that have fallen from the trees." He paused, thinking about the plant he was about to mention. Oh how he'd love to see one! "A rare but rather cool example of a fungus that does exactly that is the Blaze Again Button, though plenty of others do too."
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Scribble. Scribble. Scribble.
Ella took down notes as quickly as she could, wanting to get all of the information written before the next question was asked. She'd need to go back and organize the facts later as she didn't quite have time to separate everything. Right now the facts were labeled with a little SWS or FWS to distinguish between the two types of swamps. If the information applied to both, no label was given. Yup, Ells was SO organized.
Oh...Magical aquatic plants? Raising her hand, Ella waited to be called on. "Professor, perhaps Leaping Toadstool would thrive in swamp-like conditions? I know toadstool thrive in moist and dark areas."
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"Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
After putting some thought into his answer, Jory raised a hand. "Professor, could Devil's Snare be one?'' he asked. He wasn't sure but he knew that creepy plant liked damp and dark places. Maybe they could inhabit a dark part of a swamp?
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Alyssa quickly took down notes as the Professor told them the characteristics between saltwater and freshwater swamps.
Text Cut: Alyssa's Herbology Journal
Characteristics of a Saltwater Swamp:
1. Found in tidal zones, often on tropical coastline where there is more torrential rainfall and tidal flooding.
2. Wildlife are specific to region due their adaptation to salinity e.g. mangroves, fish, crocodiles and sea bird.
3. The bird drops fertilize and deliver nutrients to the swamp water, which is great for spawning.
Characteristics of fresh water swamps:
1. Are usually found inland where they form around lakes and rivers and are usually the product of heavy rain and seasonal flooding.
2. They have low levels of salinity.
Characteristics that both swamps have in common:
1. Insects thrive in conditions with high moisture.
2. Water is more often than not slow moving.
3. Moisture supports the growth of algae and lichens.
4. Swamps are characterized with the presence of large or thick growth of trees, shrubs or high grasses. These plants help trap the sediments so that the water doesn't wash them away and erode the swamps geography.
Alyssa placed her quill down as Professor Bentley posed her next question to them. She asked what types of magical plants would be found there. As Alyssa tried to think of one, she listened as others provided some examples.
'Darn it, I was about to say Pounce Stink.' Alyssa thought to herself. So she continued thinking of another example. She wasn't sure whether this plant lived in swamps but since it looked like algae maybe it did. So Alyssa raised her hand and answered, "Professor, what about Blue Lace, which is also known as Secret Potion or Bachelor's Downfall? It looks almost like the common algae."
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As Messer finished jot down some notes on his notebook, he gave some thought to Professor Bentley's question. What type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? The fourth year raised his hand up "How about toad-eating plant, Professor?" Toad-eating plant is a magical aquatic plant, no?
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Minerva had been in a daze looking around at the swamp that she had missed the question that Professor Bentley had asked, it wasn't until she heard Ethan next to her speak that she jumped a bit and focused back on class. Oh no.. What had she missed. This was not good, but look at this place, she was just in aww of how neat it was.
Then the next question came what plants were in there. Minerva frowned, she turned to answer, but someone said two of the answers she was going to say. So toad plants and Devils Snare were out for her answer. What else could be in here. Putting her hand up, "Professor, no flesh eating plants could survive in this kind of water area could they?" No she knew it wasn't really an answer, but it was something that popped into her mind and they were plants. She knew she was being a little obsessive over these type of plants, but they were on her mind, so why not ask.
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"Now there's a couple more things we need to go through before our final activity." Seren paused briefly to take the opportunity to check the time on her pendant watch, and then continued. "Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
Okay, so she'd been right, but not right? That clearly made sense. At least she'd been partly right and could see from other people's answer, what she should and could have said. Learn from your mistakes, right? That was exactly what Bliss would do now; not worry about it and but LEARN. Mhmmm. She carefully scribbled down some notes and then listened to what Professor Bentley was saying.
What magical plant inhabit swamps? She didn't know, she never exactly BEEN to a swamp to see and judging from her previous answer, her source for information wasn't particularly great. Though that may have been Bliss just not understanding the question. Probably. Maybe she'd be best not answering? NO. She'd feel like a failure then. So Bliss slowly raised her hand, looking a little sheepish, as her answer that she would offer up wasn't exactly great. "Er...I THINK that you can gillyweed in some swamps?" Bliss stated/asked. She was SO unsure, all the information that she had read in her books had disappeared from her mind.
"Good effort, all of you," she started, but to ensure they all got these notes down, she would reiterate. "So in terms of salt water swamps... we know they are found in tidal zones, often on tropical coastlines where there is more torrential rainfall and tidal flooding. The wildlife are specific to these regions due to their adaptation to salinity, mangroves, fish, crocodiles and sea birds to name a few, are common inhabitants. Bird droppings fertilise and deliver nutrients to the swamp water which then leaches down to the root systems... and it's a great location for spawning." They all knew what spawning was right? Because she was not about to explain that one.
Fresh water, was probably her favourite. Stealing a gaze at the Weasley Swamp, she admired it before turning her attention back to the students. "Fresh water swamps are found inland, they form around lakes and rivers and are usually the product of heavy rain and seasonal flooding... they have low levels of salinity which is the primary characteristic that separates it from salt water swamps..."
"There are a few characteristics, which are applicable to both. Firstly, insects.. they thrive in conditions with high moisture, secondly, the water is more often than not , slow moving." She paused to ensure they were all getting this down. "This moisture also supports the growth of algae and lichens in the area.. and lastly, swamps are generally characterised with the presence of large or thick growths of trees, shrubs or high grasses. These are in fact, another adaption... as they trap the sediments so that the water doesn't wash them away and erode the swamps geography."
"Now there's a couple more things we need to go through before our final activity."
Seren paused briefly to take the opportunity to check the time on her pendant watch, and then continued. "Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
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Swamps had a certain image in Selina's head. When she thought of them she thought of muck and water and stuff. So the only plant that seemed logical in her head to LIVE in the swamp was a bubotuber. Those buggers just seemed like the type of plant to live in a swamp. She was hazarding a guess of course, but it seemed logical to her.
So she raised her hand and said with sort of a questioning tone because she could not be sure if she were right or not, "Professor, would bubotubers be in a swamp?" Well, would they?
What about Blaze Again Buttons, she thought, and then she remembered they lived near swamps yuet not exactly in swamps. She then thought further and came to one and thus raised her hand "Swampy Sycamore?" she asked. She read about them in her text book.
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Good. Good... this was progress.
"Good effort, all of you," she started, but to ensure they all got these notes down, she would reiterate. "So in terms of salt water swamps... we know they are found in tidal zones, often on tropical coastlines where there is more torrential rainfall and tidal flooding. The wildlife are specific to these regions due to their adaptation to salinity, mangroves, fish, crocodiles and sea birds to name a few, are common inhabitants. Bird droppings fertilise and deliver nutrients to the swamp water which then leaches down to the root systems... and it's a great location for spawning." They all knew what spawning was right? Because she was not about to explain that one.
Fresh water, was probably her favourite. Stealing a gaze at the Weasley Swamp, she admired it before turning her attention back to the students. "Fresh water swamps are found inland, they form around lakes and rivers and are usually the product of heavy rain and seasonal flooding... they have low levels of salinity which is the primary characteristic that separates it from salt water swamps..."
"There are a few characteristics, which are applicable to both. Firstly, insects.. they thrive in conditions with high moisture, secondly, the water is more often than not , slow moving." She paused to ensure they were all getting this down. "This moisture also supports the growth of algae and lichens in the area.. and lastly, swamps are generally characterised with the presence of large or thick growths of trees, shrubs or high grasses. These are in fact, another adaption... as they trap the sediments so that the water doesn't wash them away and erode the swamps geography."
"Now there's a couple more things we need to go through before our final activity."
Seren paused briefly to take the opportunity to check the time on her pendant watch, and then continued. "Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
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Swamps...
Now he had to admit, this lesson had become very interesting all in a sudden. Richard had a memory about a swamp and it was...well...it was fun despite being slightly stressing. Though he found it interesting, he had suddenly realised that he did not know anything about swamps at all. There were salt water swamps too? Well...that was...cool.
Hands in pockets, he silently listened to everyone's answer and, of course, the professor telling the class about the swamps. Then he eyed the indoor swamp a bit. Well...well...well...however this had been done, he wanted to know it. A larger version of this swamp could look cool in the garden back at home. That would make his mother mad and he could laugh at her.
Anyway...
Any magical plants growing up in swamps. Richard though over it a bit.
"Very good," she nodded... though it sounded as though the girl was reading it from a book. Fancy that.
"Yes, absolutely." That made perfect sense, of course.
"Yes, very good... they also serve another purpose but we'll get to that later."
Seren almost laughed. "Good duduction."
"That's correct."
"Fresh water swamps... yes, correct," she mused.
Seren's gaze passed over Oakey. He was quiet. She only hoped he wasn't having a mental breakdown, otherwise she would have to insist he drop her class... the boys fear was, unnatural.
Also a bright young lad. Perhaps he and Daichi shared a dorm? Because they were clearly on the same wavelength. "Yes, very good."
Well this girl wasn't so good with sticking to a single characteristic, was she? "Yes, adaption, that's a very good point," she replied, deciding to focus on the girls comment about salt tolerance.
Spike. Was on a roll today, and she liked how he commented on their similarities. "Well said Spike."
"Generally speaking... yes, though some are dominated by tall grasses." It was all about location, location, location.
Arching an eyebrow in response to Theodore's response, Seren observed him. Was he alright? He wasn't about to puke or anything was he?
"Dirt, unless specified is not a characteristic." The boy probably had dirt on his shoe...
Seren considered the Badger's response. Nodding in agreement.. "Usually," she emphasised.
Seren nodded, "yes, and that's due to the moisture.." because obviously swamps were wet. "Oh heavens no." No. The school couldn't justify that.
Seren nodded, "It goes by many names, including wetlands, bogs, marshes, bottomland, fen, mangrove, moor and the list goes on. These may vary from culture to culture and scientifically, as they generally have a distinct characteristic which sets them apart."
Seren nodded. Very good.
"Mmm yes, but I wouldn't call that a characteristic, and certainly not one which separates fresh water swamps from salt water swamps."
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"Thank you for your opinion... It's been most helpful."
Yes, she used sarcasm... it felt good... she rarely used sarcasm.
"Most... not all."
"Correct, very good," she replied, nodding. "And they serve another purpose as well.." which they'd get to soon enough.
"Of course they'd be different. The salinity in salt water swamps inhibits the ability for typical fresh water swamp plants and animals to grow... so naturally those that inhabit salt water swamps are designed or adapted to cope and thrive in those conditions."
"Well your sister is a bright young lady," she replied nodding, "that's absolutely correct."
"Fresh water swamps," she specified, "yes."
"No. Swamps may occur anywhere there is a large body of water. Anywhere from Scotland to Australia.. and they're certainly not equatorial."
"They are... but they're not the characteristics we're looking for."
"Rain, yes... particularly through seasonal flooding but also through drainage."
"Yes, very good."
The abruptness of the Gryffindor's response startled her. Shrivel up and die? Well... she wasn't wrong. "Yes... which then tells us that some plants and animals have adapted to salty conditions."
"In this case it's less so oxygen, and more to the salinity levels. But yes, very good."
"They are, very good."
Was Dylan attempting to out do his peers? By offering more than a single characteristic.. hhmm.. "Slow moving, yes.." she replied, nodding, focusing on a single aspect of his answer.
"Generally... no. But never underestimate a swamp, there are some deep ones, ones that could, surprise you."
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Swamp thing?
Seren simply nodded, agreeing with what she understood of the Ravenclaw's answer.
"Very good. Generally people use the terms interchangeably, depending on cultural backgrounds and so forth...but they do have their own distinct characteristics which sets them apart from the others."
"Yes, very good Ethan."
Bird doodoo. Well that was one way of putting it. "Absolutely, very good," she nodded her approval.
Seren wasn't sure she liked students interfering by correcting their peers... on the other hand, it was collaborative learning... and she hadn't been incorrect. Hhmm. She'd let it slide this time.
"Insects, yes, very good." Moisture attracts and all that jazz.
"Yes! Very good... these are called adaptions or specifications, it's like considering the progress of life, we evolve, we become stronger, adapt to our environment."
"Exactly right... the plants that do enjoy the salinity do so because they have adapted to the conditions over time."
"This is the real deal," she replied nodding, or at least, it was the real deal to the best of her knowledge. Heck it had been there when she was student. "Magic... knows little bounds," she said by way of explanation.
She wasn't an expert on creating these things, she was an expert in understanding naturally occurring ones, their roles, functions, care requirements and so forth...
Seren nodded as Oichi touched on the adaptation characteristic.
Good. Good... this was progress.
"Good effort, all of you," she started, but to ensure they all got these notes down, she would reiterate. "So in terms of salt water swamps... we know they are found in tidal zones, often on tropical coastlines where there is more torrential rainfall and tidal flooding. The wildlife are specific to these regions due to their adaptation to salinity, mangroves, fish, crocodiles and sea birds to name a few, are common inhabitants. Bird droppings fertilise and deliver nutrients to the swamp water which then leaches down to the root systems... and it's a great location for spawning." They all knew what spawning was right? Because she was not about to explain that one.
Fresh water, was probably her favourite. Stealing a gaze at the Weasley Swamp, she admired it before turning her attention back to the students. "Fresh water swamps are found inland, they form around lakes and rivers and are usually the product of heavy rain and seasonal flooding... they have low levels of salinity which is the primary characteristic that separates it from salt water swamps..."
"There are a few characteristics, which are applicable to both. Firstly, insects.. they thrive in conditions with high moisture, secondly, the water is more often than not , slow moving." She paused to ensure they were all getting this down. "This moisture also supports the growth of algae and lichens in the area.. and lastly, swamps are generally characterised with the presence of large or thick growths of trees, shrubs or high grasses. These are in fact, another adaption... as they trap the sediments so that the water doesn't wash them away and erode the swamps geography."
"Now there's a couple more things we need to go through before our final activity."
Seren paused briefly to take the opportunity to check the time on her pendant watch, and then continued. "Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
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Taylor went beet-red. She sighed and messed with her hair, trying to focus on the lesson and not her stupid mistake. Tay frowned and thought it. Taylor raised her head, "Professor... I might be wrong again but would perhaps gillyweed grow in swamps?" Tay grew silent again and glanced down.
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Anya stayed quiet for several seconds trying to think of things that would enjoy water. What kind of plants thrived in damp places...?
She then raised her hand. "Maybe Devil's Snare?" she suggested. Damp and flooded were the same things, right? "Like... if it's a heavily wooded swamp." It would have to be, since light killed Devil's Snare.
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Lex listened and scribbled as she saw fit. Most things didn't get written down but the things she considered to be either cool or important were definitely taken down so she could try her hand at that studying thing...eventually.
There. Notes done.
She focused on the Professor once more and her question about swamps and the stuff that lived in them. As was the usual, the others had managed to give a whole bunch of answers before she could even think of something. This meant she had to work EXTRA hard at coming up with something else.
Swamps...
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Finally the second year sighed in resignation. She couldn't think of anything else--she didn't know any in the first place mind you but now she really didn't know anymore. Lex had never thought to read up on plants before so this wasn't exactly common knowledge. There were a lot of things the girl didn't read up on. Reading was no fun.
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Sierra seemed to remember reading something about plants inhabiting swampy areas, but what those plants were, she couldn't remember. The answer was on the tip of her tongue, though. Buttons? Some kind of buttons? Yeah, that was it, but...what was it she'd read?
When it hit her, her face sort of lit up, and she raised her hand. "I read about Blaze Again Buttons in your book, Professor," she said. "Ultimate Guide to Herbology, I mean. You wrote that they they thrive in rotting logs near swamps." She glanced down into the swamp as if she might see a million of these somewhere in there.
Laura looked at the Professor and raised her hand. "Is seaweed a magical plant?" Laura wasn't sure what other plant actually grew in a pond, she knew there were some around the ponds but she couldn't think or anything that grew in a pond.
McCall wrote down some notes on freshwater and saltwater swamps. This was turning out to be a pretty interesting class after all. She listened contently as her fellow students gave their answers as she thought about what she might say for her own answer. To be honest, she couldn't think of anything that would be found in a swamp. Well, what was the harm in taking a guess. She raised her hand. "I'm not entirely sure on this one, but possibly seaweed?" Did seaweed even have any magical properties? "Professor, does seaweed even have any magical properties? What is it used for?" She couldn't help but be curious.
Audrey bit her lip. She had read most of her textbook, yes, but the Professor's specification of magical plants still made her think a bit more. Several people had already said gillyweed and someone had beaten her to Swampy Sycamore as well. She wanted to answer the question; Audrey was already starting to feel a tad competitive over this house points thing.
When called upon, Audrey answered "Yellow Dock? It grows in shorelines, and they're wet, so maybe it's hardy enough to grow in swamps?"
Had that been said yet? It was in the back of her textbook, in the herbs A-Z bit, but did that make it magical? She'd remembered it because the image of sipping a drink and your hair curling while you quenched your thirst had made her chuckle.
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Mo couldn't help but grin as the professor agreed with his theory regarding hardy plants. Speaking of which... there were probably some really hardy plants right here in this swamp, considering the water was truly stagnant and there probably wasn't a source of new nutrients and all that stuff. Unless it was a magically self-sustaining swamp?
Now that was clever.
"Lightning Mystic, Professor," Mo responded absently, since he was busy pondering the charms work behind such a thing. "Flesh-eating tree that's a cousin of the mangrove AND it likes salt water." Seemed like a perfect fit to him.
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Harvey listened as the professor spoke about the swamp, rounding up the information she had recieved into a single paragraph to make sense. He noted the information she told him down and then he thought about her next question. He listened to the other answers and noted them down too, pulling out a fresh piece of parchment he continued noting down the answers that he got. "Maybe some muggle plants.. that love swampy areas like duckweed?" cause they hung around swamps right? even if it was in the muggle swamps
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Was Dylan attempting to out do his peers? By offering more than a single characteristic.. hhmm.. "Slow moving, yes.." she replied, nodding, focusing on a single aspect of his answer.
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Good. Good... this was progress.
"Good effort, all of you," she started, but to ensure they all got these notes down, she would reiterate. "So in terms of salt water swamps... we know they are found in tidal zones, often on tropical coastlines where there is more torrential rainfall and tidal flooding. The wildlife are specific to these regions due to their adaptation to salinity, mangroves, fish, crocodiles and sea birds to name a few, are common inhabitants. Bird droppings fertilise and deliver nutrients to the swamp water which then leaches down to the root systems... and it's a great location for spawning." They all knew what spawning was right? Because she was not about to explain that one.
Fresh water, was probably her favourite. Stealing a gaze at the Weasley Swamp, she admired it before turning her attention back to the students. "Fresh water swamps are found inland, they form around lakes and rivers and are usually the product of heavy rain and seasonal flooding... they have low levels of salinity which is the primary characteristic that separates it from salt water swamps..."
"There are a few characteristics, which are applicable to both. Firstly, insects.. they thrive in conditions with high moisture, secondly, the water is more often than not , slow moving." She paused to ensure they were all getting this down. "This moisture also supports the growth of algae and lichens in the area.. and lastly, swamps are generally characterised with the presence of large or thick growths of trees, shrubs or high grasses. These are in fact, another adaption... as they trap the sediments so that the water doesn't wash them away and erode the swamps geography."
"Now there's a couple more things we need to go through before our final activity."
Seren paused briefly to take the opportunity to check the time on her pendant watch, and then continued. "Now we've identified numerous characteristics, but can anyone hazard a guess what type of magical plants are best known to inhabit swamps? Any ideas?"
...And then they were moving on...
Once again, everyone was giving great answers. Dylan only needed one...So, what could he say...?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.
Well, it doesn't have to be RIGHT..."Professor, how about Gillyweed? What do we really know about it?" From what he'd read, it was native to the Mediterranean Sea...but also slimy?
Did that count for anything?
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Oh. Oh, she HAD this one. "Remember how I said something about animals spawning in freshwater swamps before, Professor?" 'Cause she had said that, mmhmm. "Well, in the places where eels spawn their young, you can find some kind of plant." What was it called? Alice wracked her brain for an answer. "Uh.. um.. I think it's called.. Pillowort?" But it had a technical name, too, didn't it?
WHATEVER. She wasn't going into official plant names, nope, she had already given one answer. That was good enough for her.
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