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Greenhouse Four was prepped for the first lesson of term. Instead of the broad long table used in most lessons, there are four round tables with clusters of stools around them. The greenhouse is thriving and a number of earthy, fresh, floral, pungent, sweet and savory scents filled the air.
Professor Bentley is sat on her own stool, absentmindedly stroking the the leaves of a large potted plant. It's mundane in appearance, but has its own mystical and magical properties.
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Sarah bounced into the greenhouse having paid already. Those turnstiles would make her late. She should build her own greenhouse to use this year... she could look it up in the library how- oh dear.. she had to pay for the library as well, and she had already gone that week. She would add it to her book list for next week.
Sarah paused and took a sniff. She missed the smell of vegetation that she had at the farm, "Hello Professor, How is your baby professor? Can you bring him with to class sometime? Or if you ever need a babysitter, I would love to." Sarah said.
She waved and smiled and various people before plomping down at a table next to Alexa. "Hey you!" Sarah grinned, "hope you don't mind my company". Sarah reached into her satchel and took out her things.
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Nerida walked into the greenhouse having paid already. Those turnstiles would make her broke... Sigh it was bad enough she had to pay to go the library her favorite place in the whole school! "Hello Professor Bentley, How is your baby?? Is it wonderful?" Nerida asked as she saw the Professor. Seeing a opentable near the front she plopped down and smiled she loved Herbology.
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Payment paid, Benjamin's mood had been soured a little. Not for long though, as his lips soon curled upwards at the sight of the greenhouse. "Hi Professor," he greeted with a smile.
It was only now he noticed the desks. Since when did they have circular desks in Herbology? Weird. With a shrug, he headed towards the one where Lex was already sat. "'lright?" he asked the Gryffindor casually. "Did y'know about the turnstile?"
Bemoaning her pitifully short, and apparently destined to be permanent at this rate, eyelashes, Fern didn't really feel likes saying hello to the professor. But she did, because that was what you were supposed to do. "Hello, professor."
Then she went and took a seat next to Kace because he was a Hufflepuff, and looked a little grudgingly at the potted plant. Was that thing really more important than the state of her cosmetic upkeep?
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This lesson was one of the top three that Tobias was really looking forward to, along with Astronomy and Ancient Runes. It was a class Tobias had found he had a natural talent in, and so he was extremely enthusiastic to be here.
Entering Greenhouse Four, Tobias have the room a cursory glance, noting the different layout. When he saw Professor Bentley, Tobias grinned and went up to find a seat at a table as close to the the front as possible. Eager badger and all that.
"Hi Proffesor Bentley! Having a nice day so far?" he asked brightly as he set down his bag that held all the things necessary for this lesson, and got out parchment ink and a quill for note taking purposes.
Ooooh, what was that plant? Toby peered at it and tried to identify it in his head.
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It was now time for one of the lessons she DIDN'T liked! She didn't wanted to get dirty or to work with plants, sand and other dirty things! So, when she entered the greenhouse, she didn't looked really happy. But, she was here and she would do her best, or she would try to do her best... she needed a good grade for her lessons if she wanted to make her mom happy, so... she faked a smile when she saw the professor sitting on her stool with... a large plant... Strange... why was she stroking the leaves? Hmm... "Hello professor, good to see you again" and again, she lied, but she didn't knew that! Trying to be nice was always good right!?
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Asher skipped into the greenhouse and breathed in the earthy air. The only thing better than being outside, was working with things that were from outside. "Hello Professor, beautiful day, isn't it" he happily said as he made his way to a stool.
He sat his bag down and pulled out some parchment and something to write with. Looking around the greenhouse, he noticed some different looking plants and started to make some sketches of them on his parchment.
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First Ravenclaw to arrive! Which also meant she had noone to sit with. Then she actually looked at the other people who were there and realized she knew them. That was such a relief. She didn't have the best experiences with Greenhouse 4 and it had worried her that she might have to sit alone.
Nervously she ran over and sat between Tobias and Sonea. "Hello Professor" she said leaning out to acknowledge the professor before turning to the two other students. "Hi everyone"
Best give the appearance that you are confident, even though being stuck in a small tight box with horrible plants really scares you.
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Annabeth was quite happy when she entered the Greenhouse Four as she loved Herbology. She loved flowers and their aromas and love to take care of the plants as if they were babies. It was strange to see round tables in the Greenhouse, they didn't seem too efficient as a work station, although they would allow the students to see each others as they were working. Perhaps the teacher would propose them to work together. The girl frowned, and then smiled, it would be nice. She took a seat as near as possible to the teacher and said, grinning, "Hi, Professor Bentley! It's good to be back to the Greenhouses!"
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Well at least Kat was able to survive the turnstiles. The Head Girl made her way over to join the class, but it hadn't started yet. Wow such early birds, these lot. Hopefully this class would be fun, you know. Nobody wanted a boring class anyway. "Hi Professor," the Slytherin said with a somehow forced smile. Because turnstiles. Paying for class. It wasn't even acceptable and that wasn't fair either. Paying to go to class? Really? Hogwarts was so full of it already.
Oh, and hello gigantic plant. Yeah... Kat went to take a seat and waited for the others to arrive.
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Herbology.
Ella smiled a little as she entered the green house, taking in the scents and sights. It was set up differently today, eh? Maybe they'd be working in groups or something.
Spotting Professor Bentley, the blonde approached and eyed the plant she was handling curiously. "Hello Professor!" Grin. "It's nice to be back." In Herbology, that is. Even though some of the plants petrified her, the blonde still quite enjoyed the class. She was always learning something new.
Oh look, a Tobias. Ella beamed and headed over to his table, hoping he didn't mind the company. He got a hair ruffle as she passed him because of the common room ruffling and then she took the seat beside him, setting her bag down. He looked smiley today, Tobias did.
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Now that he had paid and everything. Nigel walked into Herbology class ready to scrutinize and wonder if the class was worth how many sickles he had paid. Well it did smell good in here. Not just dirt like Nigel remembered.
Was Bentley stroking the plant like a cat. That was pretty cool/weird. "Hello, Professor Bentley" So Nigel was suppose it sit at one of these round tables. Alright.
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Adelaide passed the turnstiles, still confused as to what was going on. She entered the classroom and tried to locate the professor. Oh. There she was...stroking a plant. Adelaide still managed to smile, even at the oddity of the situation. "Morning Professor."
Now to find a seat. Adelaide spotted one near her fellow fifth year snake and quickly snagged it. "Hey Cassia." She smiled and sat next to her friend. She leaned a little closer. "What's with the plant stroking?"
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Anya tucked her money bag back into her school bag as she entered the classroom. "Hello Professor." she greeted as she passed.
And with that she sat down at one of tables. Were they getting pet plants? Because she already had some azaleas she was keeping in the windowsill.
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Adrienne tried not to shudder as she entered the Greenhouse. She wanted to like Herbology, she really did- it was quite an interesting subject, actually, but honestly she simply couldn't stand all of those plants. They were creepy and weird and just all-around scary, and Adrienne didn't like them one bit, especially after what happened to Tora during their Astronomy homework. So she nodded at Bentley with a civil, "Hello, Professor," and then plopped down on a stool next to Tora. Why, why, why did they have to be in this greenhouse?
And she was still grumpy about those turnstiles, by the way. She hadn't brought any money with her, having forgotten, so she'd had to walk all the way back up seven flights of stairs just to get into class- thank Merlin she'd been early before, because otherwise she'd probably have points off for being late now. Stupid darn turnstiles. So annoying.
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Forrest forgot about the turnstiles pretty quickly and paused to take in the class. So they were going to work in groups of four. He should pick his group well, then. He then saw Tobias and Ella. He was going to sit with them, of course. Quidditch buddies unite! He smiled to himself and walked to his buddies.
"Hello!" he greeted them with a bright smile and sat at the other side of Tobias. Yeeeeah, he forgot to greet the Professor.
Oh well.
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After making his payment, Wade shuffled along into Greenhouse Four for his first class. Classes required a happy face, which he kept on as he saw Professor Bentley tending towards a plant already.
"Hello, Professor Bentley." He greeted with a smile before making his way towards a table to let his bag drop down by before getting situated.
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Payment paid, Benjamin's mood had been soured a little. Not for long though, as his lips soon curled upwards at the sight of the greenhouse. "Hi Professor," he greeted with a smile.
It was only now he noticed the desks. Since when did they have circular desks in Herbology? Weird. With a shrug, he headed towards the one where Lex was already sat. "'lright?" he asked the Gryffindor casually. "Did y'know about the turnstile?"
Just out of interest?
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Bemoaning her pitifully short, and apparently destined to be permanent at this rate, eyelashes, Fern didn't really feel likes saying hello to the professor. But she did, because that was what you were supposed to do. "Hello, professor."
Then she went and took a seat next to Kace because he was a Hufflepuff, and looked a little grudgingly at the potted plant. Was that thing really more important than the state of her cosmetic upkeep?
As students started entering, Seren took a break from her plant stroking and love smothering and checked the names off her attendance list... though she still managed to fit in a stroke here and there between tasks and greetings. "Hello," she'd reply on occasion as the less chatty students took their seats. Her other responses included, "Yes, but everyday is a nice day," and "It's definitely good to be back, it's so nice to see you all again."
Then of course, there were the chatty ones. Blesss. They were just too cute sometimes.
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It was his first Herbology lesson and Adi didn't want to be late. Had to make a good first impression on the Professor, right? Bentley, if he remembered correctly. Stepping into greenhouse four, the first thing he noticed was the mixture of various smells. They made a very weird mixture... Oh! The woman there could only be the Professor.
"Hello,good day, Professor,'' the first year said. "I'm Aditya Rehman.'' Had to introduce himself obviously. He grinned and eyed the potted plant. Was it Mandrake?
Anyway, he'd better go get himself a seat. Adi looked around. A few students were there already. "Hey guys!'' And there was Anna! He made his way over to her. "Hey, Anna!''
When an unfamiliar face came through the greenhouse doors, Seren started scanning her list.. eyeing the little thumbnail sized photographs in hope of identifying the mystery lad.... but it wasn't necessary, thank Merlin. "It's a pleasure to meet you Aditya, welcome to Herbology," she greeted, grinning.
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"Professsoooooor??" Lex called as she made her way into the Greenhouse. Her Head of House was Deputy Headmistress. If she could avoid seeing the Headmistress and getting her face hexed off, she'd try it. "There's this annoying turnstile outside the Greenhouse. Did you notice? It's blocking the way. Not everyone will walk to class with money--I had to spend some that was meant for Hogsmeade candy....." She trailed off watching the Professor petting a plant.
Blink.
It didn't look vicious...didn't make vicious noises..."Whatchu got there?" She asked curiously as she dumped her bag on a random table. Also....she couldn't shake the feeling that she was forgetting something. Something VEEEERY important. Lex kept her gaze on the Professor, trying to remember when it suddenly hit her.
"Oh! And Good day Professor!!" BEAM.
Plenty important that was.
She'd heard Alexa's voice before she saw her.. which wasn't out of the ordinary, but still it was amusing. Of course, she knew the turnstiles wouldn't be popular, but it was out of her hands... "Yes... er... I'm afraid they'll be there for some time yet," she replied, knowing full well this wouldn't appease the Gryffindor. "It won't be forever, and if people do get stuck outside they'll need to do some problem solving of their own." It would be a learning curve in itself, not entirely a bad thing. Though, she did think it was a substantial financial burden for the children. At least, their next lesson wouldn't be in the greenhouse, she'd find an alternate venue.
The plant? ... What was it? "Now why would I ruin the... surprise?" It wasn't reallllyyy a surprise though. Mmm.
Grinning brightly at the sudden and abrupt change of topic, Seren replied with a cheery, "Good day."
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Pocketing her pouch of money, Sophie entered the fourth greenhouse, a bit hesitant and cautious of her surroundings as she took it all in. Hmmm... okay, yeah, it WAS pretty cool in here. Worth the six sickles, she decided, and her smile returned to her face for her first Herbology lesson.
"Good day, professor," Sophie chimed, another one of those ploys to get on the good side of every professor who taught a subject that Wandmaker had mentioned. As she glided instinctively toward Ella's table, she added after a thought, "Sophie Brown." Just... in case the woman wanted to be able to place a name to the nice new first year who greeted her so cheerfully, yeah? Hopping onto the stool next to the Hufflepuff Captain, Sophie gave her and the Hufflepuff boy next to her a nod. Sup.
Another new face... there would be many of those...
"Good day... ... Sophie," Seren greeted warmly as the firstie introduced herself. How thoughtful. "Welcome to Herbology!"
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Just the mere scent that filled the air got Schuyler on the hook for class today. She ambled into the greenhouse with her bag at her side, and her pace began to slow as she breathed in the flowery aromas mixing together. "Smells lovely," she smiled. After finding a place at one of the three round tables, she dropped her bag and sat. Her eyes averted to their professor, then lowered to the plant she was tending to. By the looks of it, it seemed rather boring. But you could rarely rely on look, especially in the magical world, yes? Yes.
Overhearing a comment from a Lion, Seren beamed. It DID smell lovely in here. Always.
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There was a turnstile, Professor. Did she know that? 'Cause Ascanius had to shell out six sickles for this class and he wanted it to be worth it, yeah?
Although....she was looking mighty fit today. Yeah, she was forgiven.
Shooting her a smirk, he said, "Hello Professor. You look lovely today." Mhmmm. Yeah, she did.
Oh, right. He had to go and do that sitting thing.
The Slytherin lads smooth and slippery nature amused her, so it was with a small smile and polite nod that Seren replied with a, "Thank you, Ascanius.. I trust you're keeping out of trouble?"
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Still in disbelief over having to pay to get in, Sophie made her way into the greenhouse, ready for the first Herbology lesson of the year. Well, actually, it was her first Herbology lesson ever, save for what she'd learned during homeschooling.
Looking around, she spotted the professor stroking a plant like it was some crup. Was this woman like one of those crazy old cat ladies, the ones who lived alone in a house with nothing but a thousand cats to keep them company? Except, of course, cats would be exchanged for plants in this case. The woman didn't look old, though. Or crazy for that matter. Maybe she was just really dedicated to her job.
"Hello, Professor," Sophie said, and then she made her way to one of the tables and sat down.
Hello? "Hello," Seren replied.. "Welcome to Herbology."
Consulting her attendance list for a few moments... Seren finally located the face to match the name.. Sophie Newell.
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Minerva walked in after paying still a bit put off by the whole paying thing. She just couldn't believe they were still doing this. Already in a not so great mood being on edge knowing she was going into the greenhouse with the plants, Minerva took a deep breath. It was time to settle down and deal with class.
Giving Professor Bentley a small smile she stopped turning to the professor, Hello Professor. How are you doing? I never got to finish talking to you at the feast." Small smile about sitting next to her. Hehe.. but I hope your baby is doing well and it's good to have you back." She was good to have back all these plants.. Well Minerva would do her best. Turning she found a place to sit and got her parchment ready at her work station.
"Hello Minerva," Seren greeted, flashing the Hufflepuff a smile. "He's doing well, and thank you.. it's so good to be back."
Was the girl still jumpy about plants? Because if she was, it wasn't showing.. this was good.
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Sniiiiiif. MHHHHHHHHHHHHHM. Smelled so goood, bapa so good bapa, so goood, bapa it smeeeellleeeed sooo good.
BEAAAM. The first year made her way inside the greenhouse and could only smile at everything she saw. This definitely seemed like it was going to be her thing. After all fairies needed to look after nature right? Now what better place than this.
Walking past an adult, Abbi assumed her to be the Professor and gave her an extra, extra wide smile. "Hello Professor! Smells so cool! You should make a perfume smelling like this! A fairy one, even! " Nuuuudge, nuudge, wink, wink, giggle, giggle.
Maybe she needed to find a working station though? The strawberry blonde hair flipped and Abbi's eyes were at the rest of the class. Nooow where to sit, where to sit?
It took everything she had not to chuckle out loud. Instead, she managed a huge grin. Yes, the smells were delightful, as for making a perfume, a FAIRY perfume, well that was an interesting thought. "I'll definitely keep that in mind," she mused, offering the Lion cub a wink.
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As Kace made his way to the lesson, he entered the lesson and smelled like....wonderful smells. He sniffed the air and smiled. It did smell like a perfume he experienced at malls. At least it was better than smelling like mulch or any other stinky plant.
He saw that classroom had round tables and saw other student's were already here. He smiled and then he noticed the professor petting a plant. Kace waved and said, "Hey Professor! I am loving the new smell." he told her honestly.
After he greeted the professor, he took his seat at the round table closer to the front. He got out his notebook and quill from his bag and waited for the lesson to begin.
New smell? In what way was this new? Seren just smiled and returned the greeting. Heh, Hufflepuffs.
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Sarah bounced into the greenhouse having paid already. Those turnstiles would make her late. She should build her own greenhouse to use this year... she could look it up in the library how- oh dear.. she had to pay for the library as well, and she had already gone that week. She would add it to her book list for next week.
Sarah paused and took a sniff. She missed the smell of vegetation that she had at the farm, "Hello Professor, How is your baby professor? Can you bring him with to class sometime? Or if you ever need a babysitter, I would love to." Sarah said.
She waved and smiled and various people before plomping down at a table next to Alexa. "Hey you!" Sarah grinned, "hope you don't mind my company". Sarah reached into her satchel and took out her things.
Sarah.... was a bouncing ball of light and energy. It was both refreshing and confronting. "He's well, very well..." as for bringing him to a lesson... perhaps the next would be suitable. "Maybe," she added. As for the baby sitting thing, her mother wouldn't be too pleased if she lost grandbaby sitting time.
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Nerida walked into the greenhouse having paid already. Those turnstiles would make her broke... Sigh it was bad enough she had to pay to go the library her favorite place in the whole school! "Hello Professor Bentley, How is your baby?? Is it wonderful?" Nerida asked as she saw the Professor. Seeing a opentable near the front she plopped down and smiled she loved Herbology.
"Hello Nerida," Seren greeted brightly, "Oh he's wonderful," she added feeling the warm fuzzies in her heart at the thought of his big blue eyes and chubby cheeks. It? Was IT wonderful? Motherhood, or her Son? ... "... mmm.. yes, absolutely," she replied enthusiastically, still wondering what the IT was.
Goooood. It was time to start the lesson. Seren finished checking off names from the attendance list and placed them on the spare stool beside her. "Welcome everybody, to the first Herbology lesson of the term. For those of you who are not familiar with Hogwarts, or myself, please ensure that you are familiar with all greenhouse rules, wear your gloves at all times when working with plants and please do not consume food in the greenhouses unless otherwise instructed." Otherwise they might find vines around their legs and whatnot. Mmhhmm.
"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
OOC: The lesson has officially begun. As a result of the turnstiles thing, we will accept late arrivals for this lesson only. Please post ONE idea in response to the question only. The lesson will continue in approx 12 hours.
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The turnstiles would be there even sometime later?? Her mouth fell open but before she could give a proper response she heard Sarah just behind her. Lex whipped around and spotted her fellow Gryffindor taking a spot at the table she was at. "Oh! No problem! I don't mind at all!" BEAM! Really, anyone was free to sit where she sat. There wasn't exactly a rule about it. She turned her attention back to the Professor who been talking about a surprize. She liked those. Lex liked even more the bright greeting she'd gotten from the Professor in turn. Her Head of House was easily one of her favourites, simply because the woman genuinely seemed happy when she saw her.
Now if only the others could adopt that attitude.
The next person to sit by her was Benjy, he got a smile that slowly faded into a look of contemplation when he asked about the turnstiles. "No actually, I didn't. Luckily I always have some loose change on me."
But all her attention was soon back to the Professor. What did Herbology involve? Lots of things! Lex's hand flew up.
"We study man eating plants...and mundane plants too..." Okay, so they'd never actually learned about anything man-eating but technically her first year was a learning experience filled with a giant man-eating plant. She learned so much that year.
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Another new face... there would be many of those...
"Good day... ... Sophie," Seren greeted warmly as the firstie introduced herself. How thoughtful. "Welcome to Herbology!"
Goooood. It was time to start the lesson. Seren finished checking off names from the attendance list and placed them on the spare stool beside her. "Welcome everybody, to the first Herbology lesson of the term. For those of you who are not familiar with Hogwarts, or myself, please ensure that you are familiar with all greenhouse rules, wear your gloves at all times when working with plants and please do not consume food in the greenhouses unless otherwise instructed." Otherwise they might find vines around their legs and whatnot. Mmhhmm.
"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
OOC: The lesson has officially begun. As a result of the turnstiles thing, we will accept late arrivals for this lesson only. Please post ONE idea in response to the question only. The lesson will continue in approx 12 hours.
Aw. Sophie DID feel welcome to Herbology, thanks. This woman professor was already a million times better than that scary Transfiguration lady AND Romanos. Sophie was delighted to be near the front of the room this time.
Right. Down to business. Gloves, check. No eating? Well, she might have had some sweets in her pockets, but she'd make sure not to take those out, yeah? As for the professor's question... Sophie was a first year, but even SHE knew a few obvious answers. She could answer, too, then, right? But, as she was looking to get on Bentley's good side from the beginning, the first year raised a lazy hand and took advantage of the wording of her question to give a less plant-related reply, "Fun?" That would either be a hit or miss answer, but from Bentley's friendliness at the beginning, Soph thought it would be a winner.
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Well, it was pretty nice being back in the Greenhouses. He surely felt like he didn't spend enough time in here throughout his Hogwarts years. Luckily he was also aware on the rules for this class, he had his own gloves in his pocket ready to be worn whenever needed.
Hmm.. The study of herbology. Well, that were a lot involved for the studying in Herbology. Wade raised his hand to give an answer, "Herbology involves.. more than just learning what the plants are, but also on treating them." Least that was the basic of it in Wade's eyes.
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Oh, this woman was nice! "Thanks, Professor! I'm quite excited to be here,'' Adi said, bouncing slightly on his feet. He could hardly wait to get started! Better head to a seat!
And soon, the lesson had started! Adi had his quill poised, ready to take notes.
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"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
This first year had an idea about the study of Herbology! He quickly raised his hand. "Plants, Professor! Learning about them so we can take care of them.'' But he was unsure if it involved the study of regular plants.
Great class had already started. Marissa walked into the greenhouse and quietly found a seat. She listened as the professor asked a question about what is involved in herbology.
"Is it so we can learn about plants and how we can benefit from them? For like medicine and stuff?" she asked as she raised her hand.
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Minerva got settled in at her workstation and turned to fully face the professor. She was very aware of how nice it smelled in the greenhouse and how calm she was feeling at the moment. She hated her plant loving boyfriend not being next to her, but at least she wasn't screaming back to the castle to roll up in her little protective ball away from plants like she was last term. Well she was calm that is until Alexa answered Bentley's first question. Her blue eyes snapped up at the lion and she gasped at the man eating plants.
Knowing they were not in the right greenhouse for that, unless she changed the greenhouses around Minerva took a few deep breaths and knew she had gasped louder than she should have so her cheeks flushed hoping that Professor Bentley didn't hear her. She scooted in her chair a little bit uncomfortable and looked down at her parchment.
Finally composing herself Min raised her hand, "Professor, Herbology is the study of plants, but also how to care for them and what they are used for." A big reason she was still in the class. She needed the what they are used for part for her healing career that she was wanting.
It seemed like a straight-foward question, but as he listened to the answers given by the other students, Cutty realized Professor Bentley might have been the sort of teacher who was looking for a specific answer. Of the sort the Hufflepuffs were giving. Best to hang back and observe.
Adrienne still didn't want to be here. Really. All of these carnivorous plants were making her twitchy, so even the fairly quiet sound of the attendance clipboard being put down on the stool made her tense up.
"The study of magical plants and their care and uses." That was a really simple question, and any first year who'd even given One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi a cursory glance could have regurgitated that definition, along with the four or so people who'd said it before her. Oh well.
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Adelaide passed the turnstiles, still confused as to what was going on. She entered the classroom and tried to locate the professor. Oh. There she was...stroking a plant. Adelaide still managed to smile, even at the oddity of the situation. "Morning Professor."
Now to find a seat. Adelaide spotted one near her fellow fifth year snake and quickly snagged it. "Hey Cassia." She smiled and sat next to her friend. She leaned a little closer. "What's with the plant stroking?"
She sat shooting looks at all the plants around her expecting anyone of them to leap at her and EAT her or something. She needed to remain ready for any surprises. So when Adelaide sat next to her and spoke, the blond was startled for a split second before recognizing her dormmates voice. "Hey," She smiled at her. She however had no chance to answer her question as the professor spoke, so she turned her attention to the woman avoiding herself and her friend trouble.
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Goooood. It was time to start the lesson. Seren finished checking off names from the attendance list and placed them on the spare stool beside her. "Welcome everybody, to the first Herbology lesson of the term. For those of you who are not familiar with Hogwarts, or myself, please ensure that you are familiar with all greenhouse rules, wear your gloves at all times when working with plants and please do not consume food in the greenhouses unless otherwise instructed." Otherwise they might find vines around their legs and whatnot. Mmhhmm.
"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
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Here they were. Cassia was still clutching her bag in case there was an emergency and they had to flee. Could happen any second here, yeah? Nope, she wasn't being paranoid or overreacting at all. Better safe than sorry. And did she just tell Lex that it was a surprise. Was that supposed to be exciting? Cassia didn't appreciate surprises in here. She'd rather have a general idea of what was happening and what was going to happen. Kind of on edge.
Okay, questions were good, they were very good. The longer they stayed in the theoretical part the better and safer.
She raised her hand. "Learning how to keep away from the deadly and poisonous plants." At least that's why she was here.
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For the benefit of the first years?! Hmm... Sophie didn't know about the other first years...well, other than her brother..., but she'd been homeschooled before coming here, just like all the other Greingoth descendants before her. Her mom had pretty much brushed her up on the basics, so she did know a little about Herbology before coming to class.
Raising her hand, she said, "My mom and grandma are both potions mistresses, and they use lots of plants as ingredients in potions."
Goooood. It was time to start the lesson. Seren finished checking off names from the attendance list and placed them on the spare stool beside her. "Welcome everybody, to the first Herbology lesson of the term. For those of you who are not familiar with Hogwarts, or myself, please ensure that you are familiar with all greenhouse rules, wear your gloves at all times when working with plants and please do not consume food in the greenhouses unless otherwise instructed." Otherwise they might find vines around their legs and whatnot. Mmhhmm.
"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
OOC: The lesson has officially begun. As a result of the turnstiles thing, we will accept late arrivals for this lesson only. Please post ONE idea in response to the question only. The lesson will continue in approx 12 hours.
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She sat shooting looks at all the plants around her expecting anyone of them to leap at her and EAT her or something. She needed to remain ready for any surprises. So when Adelaide sat next to her and spoke, the blond was startled for a split second before recognizing her dormmates voice. "Hey," She smiled at her. She however had no chance to answer her question as the professor spoke, so she turned her attention to the woman avoiding herself and her friend trouble.
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Here they were. Cassia was still clutching her bag in case there was an emergency and they had to flee. Could happen any second here, yeah? Nope, she wasn't being paranoid or overreacting at all. Better safe than sorry. And did she just tell Lex that it was a surprise. Was that supposed to be exciting? Cassia didn't appreciate surprises in here. She'd rather have a general idea of what was happening and what was going to happen. Kind of on edge.
Okay, questions were good, they were very good. The longer they stayed in the theoretical part the better and safer.
She raised her hand. "Learning how to keep away from the deadly and poisonous plants." At least that's why she was here.
Adelaide smiled at Cassia and quirked an eyebrow at her jumpiness. She waited for her to answer, but the other girl never got the chance. No point in breaking the rules and apparently Cassia had the same idea.
Okay. Rules down. Check. What is involved with Herbology? Keep from having deadly things? Way to make me feel any better about this class, Cassia. Everyone else seemed to be mentioning some useful things as well. So Herbology definitely had it's benefits. She raised her hand. "To learn about the good and bad things plants can do?" A legitimate conclusion from her classmates answers.
Kace liked starting off the lesson easy. This was an easy question and it was common sense to use your gloves and to not eat while in Herbology. Why do you think he always comes out of this class super hungry??
Anyways back to the question. Hmmm.."Well professor Herbology teaches us which plants to take care of correctly because if you don't there could be consequences or it could die." Which is somewhat true because every plant is different.
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The turnstiles would be there even sometime later?? Her mouth fell open but before she could give a proper response she heard Sarah just behind her. Lex whipped around and spotted her fellow Gryffindor taking a spot at the table she was at. "Oh! No problem! I don't mind at all!" BEAM! Really, anyone was free to sit where she sat. There wasn't exactly a rule about it. She turned her attention back to the Professor who been talking about a surprize. She liked those. Lex liked even more the bright greeting she'd gotten from the Professor in turn. Her Head of House was easily one of her favourites, simply because the woman genuinely seemed happy when she saw her.
Now if only the others could adopt that attitude.
The next person to sit by her was Benjy, he got a smile that slowly faded into a look of contemplation when he asked about the turnstiles. "No actually, I didn't. Luckily I always have some loose change on me."
But all her attention was soon back to the Professor. What did Herbology involve? Lots of things! Lex's hand flew up.
"We study man eating plants...and mundane plants too..." Okay, so they'd never actually learned about anything man-eating but technically her first year was a learning experience filled with a giant man-eating plant. She learned so much that year.
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Aw. Sophie DID feel welcome to Herbology, thanks. This woman professor was already a million times better than that scary Transfiguration lady AND Romanos. Sophie was delighted to be near the front of the room this time.
Right. Down to business. Gloves, check. No eating? Well, she might have had some sweets in her pockets, but she'd make sure not to take those out, yeah? As for the professor's question... Sophie was a first year, but even SHE knew a few obvious answers. She could answer, too, then, right? But, as she was looking to get on Bentley's good side from the beginning, the first year raised a lazy hand and took advantage of the wording of her question to give a less plant-related reply, "Fun?" That would either be a hit or miss answer, but from Bentley's friendliness at the beginning, Soph thought it would be a winner.
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Well, it was pretty nice being back in the Greenhouses. He surely felt like he didn't spend enough time in here throughout his Hogwarts years. Luckily he was also aware on the rules for this class, he had his own gloves in his pocket ready to be worn whenever needed.
Hmm.. The study of herbology. Well, that were a lot involved for the studying in Herbology. Wade raised his hand to give an answer, "Herbology involves.. more than just learning what the plants are, but also on treating them." Least that was the basic of it in Wade's eyes.
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Oh, this woman was nice! "Thanks, Professor! I'm quite excited to be here,'' Adi said, bouncing slightly on his feet. He could hardly wait to get started! Better head to a seat!
And soon, the lesson had started! Adi had his quill poised, ready to take notes.
This first year had an idea about the study of Herbology! He quickly raised his hand. "Plants, Professor! Learning about them so we can take care of them.'' But he was unsure if it involved the study of regular plants.
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Great class had already started. Marissa walked into the greenhouse and quietly found a seat. She listened as the professor asked a question about what is involved in herbology.
"Is it so we can learn about plants and how we can benefit from them? For like medicine and stuff?" she asked as she raised her hand.
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Minerva got settled in at her workstation and turned to fully face the professor. She was very aware of how nice it smelled in the greenhouse and how calm she was feeling at the moment. She hated her plant loving boyfriend not being next to her, but at least she wasn't screaming back to the castle to roll up in her little protective ball away from plants like she was last term. Well she was calm that is until Alexa answered Bentley's first question. Her blue eyes snapped up at the lion and she gasped at the man eating plants.
Knowing they were not in the right greenhouse for that, unless she changed the greenhouses around Minerva took a few deep breaths and knew she had gasped louder than she should have so her cheeks flushed hoping that Professor Bentley didn't hear her. She scooted in her chair a little bit uncomfortable and looked down at her parchment.
Finally composing herself Min raised her hand, "Professor, Herbology is the study of plants, but also how to care for them and what they are used for." A big reason she was still in the class. She needed the what they are used for part for her healing career that she was wanting.
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Adrienne still didn't want to be here. Really. All of these carnivorous plants were making her twitchy, so even the fairly quiet sound of the attendance clipboard being put down on the stool made her tense up.
"The study of magical plants and their care and uses." That was a really simple question, and any first year who'd even given One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi a cursory glance could have regurgitated that definition, along with the four or so people who'd said it before her. Oh well.
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Nigel did not know you could not eat in here. He just assumed in was common sense. You don't want to make man eating plants more hungry.
"It is the wizarding equivalent to botany"
If you did not know what botany was. Then this was the class for you.
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She sat shooting looks at all the plants around her expecting anyone of them to leap at her and EAT her or something. She needed to remain ready for any surprises. So when Adelaide sat next to her and spoke, the blond was startled for a split second before recognizing her dormmates voice. "Hey," She smiled at her. She however had no chance to answer her question as the professor spoke, so she turned her attention to the woman avoiding herself and her friend trouble.
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Here they were. Cassia was still clutching her bag in case there was an emergency and they had to flee. Could happen any second here, yeah? Nope, she wasn't being paranoid or overreacting at all. Better safe than sorry. And did she just tell Lex that it was a surprise. Was that supposed to be exciting? Cassia didn't appreciate surprises in here. She'd rather have a general idea of what was happening and what was going to happen. Kind of on edge.
Okay, questions were good, they were very good. The longer they stayed in the theoretical part the better and safer.
She raised her hand. "Learning how to keep away from the deadly and poisonous plants." At least that's why she was here.
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For the benefit of the first years?! Hmm... Sophie didn't know about the other first years...well, other than her brother..., but she'd been homeschooled before coming here, just like all the other Greingoth descendants before her. Her mom had pretty much brushed her up on the basics, so she did know a little about Herbology before coming to class.
Raising her hand, she said, "My mom and grandma are both potions mistresses, and they use lots of plants as ingredients in potions."
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Adelaide smiled at Cassia and quirked an eyebrow at her jumpiness. She waited for her to answer, but the other girl never got the chance. No point in breaking the rules and apparently Cassia had the same idea.
Okay. Rules down. Check. What is involved with Herbology? Keep from having deadly things? Way to make me feel any better about this class, Cassia. Everyone else seemed to be mentioning some useful things as well. So Herbology definitely had it's benefits. She raised her hand. "To learn about the good and bad things plants can do?" A legitimate conclusion from her classmates answers.
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Kace liked starting off the lesson easy. This was an easy question and it was common sense to use your gloves and to not eat while in Herbology. Why do you think he always comes out of this class super hungry??
Anyways back to the question. Hmmm.."Well professor Herbology teaches us which plants to take care of correctly because if you don't there could be consequences or it could die." Which is somewhat true because every plant is different.
Seren listened as a number of students raised their hand and contributed an answer to her question. It was nice to see variations in their responses too, and neither were wrong. After mumbling the appropriate "Yes, excellent!" and "Absolutely!" 's Seren clapped her hands together and paused to see if there were any last minute ideas anyone wanted to add...
No?
... "Herbology, in official terms, is the study of magical and mundane plants... this is a very broad statement though, and it doesn't represent the subject justly." She paused here to give the students the opportunity to consider what she'd just said. "Herbology... may be broken into four categories, which your peers have identified. These include the identification of plants, their uses, their cautions and their care requirements." All of which were necessary for a truly apt understanding of the subject.
"Marissa and Sophie touched on herbology in the field of medicine and potions... how else might we use the knowledge of herbology in our world today?"
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Ohh, Sophie was mentioned by name! For an eleven-year-old, this was something big! Especially for her first Herbology class. She gave the professor a grin before settling back and listening to the lesson.
Hmm...another way to use Herbology besides medicine and potion? Sophie couldn't really think of anymore uses. Well, you could decorate with plants, but she wasn't really sure that was what the professor was getting at. Then a thought occurred to her, and she raised her hand. "We can use our knowledge of Herbology to keep us from getting attacked by a plant," she said. "If you didn't know what a Devil's Snare was, and you came across one, you'd be toast."
"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
There was so much that Sarah did not know where to begin. Of course, she was only allowed to say one thing, so she had to pick one carefully. She thought and thought and by the time she decided on the perfect one... everyone else had covered for her.
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... "Herbology, in official terms, is the study of magical and mundane plants... this is a very broad statement though, and it doesn't represent the subject justly." She paused here to give the students the opportunity to consider what she'd just said. "Herbology... may be broken into four categories, which your peers have identified. These include the identification of plants, their uses, their cautions and their care requirements." All of which were necessary for a truly apt understanding of the subject.
"Marissa and Sophie touched on herbology in the field of medicine and potions... how else might we use the knowledge of herbology in our world today?"
OOC: The lesson will continue in approx 15 hours. Remember, only ONE idea/thought in your response please.
Sarah was taking notes this year.. she had to get off to a good start. Leaving a page in her notebook as a cover page and another as index that she would do at the end of the year, Sarah moved onto the next clean page and began writing. There was a lot of things going on.
Right.. another question. This time Sarah was not going to overthink it, she was going to say the first thing that came to mind. She raised her hand. "One needs a knowledge of Herbology for Wandlore. Children these days" yes, she was old "need to know that the wand does not come from Ollivanders, rather the wood comes for a tree."
Ears all open and listening, Abbi made sure to pay attention. It was difficult though and that was clearly because she found it all very interesting which could have possibly been because this was all new to her, or maybe it was the fact that she couldn't stop wondering if fairies were somehow involved in this subject. They had to be! Awesome things almost ALWAYS involved fairies.
Buuuuut back to Herbology. Miss Pretty Blonde Professor was going on about the four different categories Herbology was divided into. Their care requirements, the little firstie scratched her head at that one. Did that involve fairies looking after them? She'd have to ask! Maybe at the end of the lesson, cause again the fairy side-tracking thing was not good when Professor's were asking questions. Nope, nope. You needed to think about what they were saying, not about what was in your mind just yet.
So herbology had to do with plants and why did people learn about plants. Abbi shot her hand up in a speedy fashion. "I know! I know!" Nothing wrong with being a bit too eager, right? "To know how to make beautiful fairy smelling perfumes!" Yeah, she was somehow still going on about that.
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Condsidering Lex could think of a few ways in which Herbology could be useful in today's world, she raised her hand, prepared to give an answer. Medicine and stuff was already mentioned, those were the practical things...but not the only practical ones.
"It'd be good to know stuff about Herbology because it can help you get rid of evidence and take care of the...erm....problems in your life. Some plants eat people, it's important to note those because they can come in handy one day. Other plants just have reeeally unique things about them that can be harnessed but you'll never know that or which ones until you've actually learned about them." Did that make sense? It's how she saw it.
If the plant wasn't gonna out the guy for you, the least it could do is give you something else to do the job. Then you had to watch for the plants that were simply pretty. They were wonderful to have around but not very beneficial in the end.
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"Now, for the benefit of our first years and for anyone who may still be uncertain, what is involved in the study of herbology?"
Kat didn't really have to answer that. Seeing as a lot of them actually knew what Herbology was, since they've been or will be studying about this for most of their lives, surely they should know what it was. Kat didn't bother sharing her answer. Repeating the same response as the others would result to her being a broken CD.
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"Marissa and Sophie touched on herbology in the field of medicine and potions... how else might we use the knowledge of herbology in our world today?"
This was an interesting question. The uses of Herbology in real life? It was easy, but there weren't much things to answer because it would just be the same as the others. Anyway, back to the question. Kat pondered on that for a bit more to find something to actually say. She'd been a bit quiet, taking more notes.
Oh. How about... caring for plants? Because you see plants everyday in your life. At home, in Hogwarts, pretty much everywhere. There were even plants in dry places like deserts. They took that up a few terms back so Kat had a bit of knowledge on that. It was useful. "Mainly to care for the plants, especially those who have them in their homes. It's important to know which soil is suitable for them and what other things you must consider when growing them." Like brushing the teeth of Fanged Geraniums. Merlin, that was messy work. Definitely messy.
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How could they use Herbology?
... Well, THAT was an awfully good question. Benzi had been in this lesson for a total of, what, five minutes? and it was already boring. Uncle Jake had told him it had been Mummy's least favourite subject and now the eleven year old understood why.
"We can use plants in food and tea, to make them taste better and to know which ones are good for you and which ones will kill you," he said, one hand raised and the other supporting his head. He swallowed a yawn, and blinked rapidly as his eyes watered.
It had been decided - Herbology and mornings don't mix. At all.
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