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Samia 11-10-2021 04:42 PM

Herbology Lesson 2
 
Just as the plants in her greenhouses had withered, so had June Flamsteed. Paler, and thinner - the brunette was waiting for the students at the entrance of the courtyard. Since Greenhouses were off limits - June had been resorted to taking her lesson away from it all, a thing she had mentioned on the noticeboard as well - so no one would wander off.

Eyes fixated on the vines wrapped around the stone eagle sculptures in the middle of the courtyard, June tried to make sense of it all - but the worry on her face was prominent. This was not normal. Not normal at all.

Maybe the students could enlighten her today.


OOC: HELLO! And welcome back to Herbology. Hope you have read the rules, if not - please do so before posting. Class will begin soon <3

Class Progress:
Greetings + Question 1
Discussion + Question 2
The VINES
The VINES YET AGAIN
FIGHT THE VINES
HEAD TO THE LIBRARY



Chelliephone 11-10-2021 06:24 PM

Not going to the greenhouses for class was strange, but at least Professor Flamsteed had been able to figure something else out for them all. Though truthfully... This was another Professor that worried him. Not on the level of being nervous of their actions towards the students, but rather ... Concerned because they seemed sad.

Though no one could have faulted Flamsteed if she was. The whole affair with the greenhouses was sad, and he knew students were upset at all that hard work withering away as well. As not a perspective higher education herbology student, he was fairly unaffected. But he still felt empathetic.

Which was what probably paused him to pause near the Professor before finding a stationary spot. He reached into his bag, pulling out a small individually wrapped chocolate. "Hello, Professor Flamsteed. Looking forward to class. Would you like a chocolate?" And offered it towards her.

He wasn't sure the best ways to show kindness or comfort. But candy certainly made him happy.

FearlessLeader19 11-10-2021 09:42 PM

Claudine hadn’t been a fan of the way in which her Head of House was changing. She knew it had everything to do with the state of the Greenhouses. Sighing softly, she picked her way across the grounds to the Courtyard. The vines, which the Snakette had come to now strongly dislike, did nothing to improve her dull mood.

“Hi, professor. I brought you this.” It was an origami rose which she had been practicing for the longest while now being extended to the woman. Maya Nam had helped her a great deal but the rose wasn’t one hundred percent perfection. Some of the petals were off their symmetry. The long green stem and leaves looked great though. Maybe Flamsteed would appreciate the effort and help her feel a little better.

astrocat 11-10-2021 09:55 PM

Poor June Flamsteed. Ash knew what it was like to lose something/someone you loved... and she felt sorry for the professor losing all her plants. Ash, although she was pretty good at herbology, was not much of a plant person... yet she could still understand.

She toyed with the piece of paper in her pocket. It seemed that they had all had the same idea... but that was okay. She held out the drawing of the forget-me-not to the professor. "Hi." And then she turned a little bit pink(she wasn't sure if she was helping or hurting, and it showed)... she stood next to the other students there.

Poor herbology students. Poor plants. Poor June Flamsteed.

This was sad.

MadAlice 11-10-2021 11:16 PM

Violet was shocked at the way Professor Flamsteed looked--all those dead plants were taking a toll on her! "It's okay, Professor, we'll grow them back again when we get this sorted out," she remarked with forced cheerfulness as she joined the class, trying to project an optimism she didn't feel.

sweetpinkpixie 11-11-2021 02:11 PM

So...here was the convoluted thing. Atlas figured that his aunt would feel almost entirely right at home with all the vines. It practically looked like the inside of her flat. At the same time, that unease continued to eat at the Gryffindor's insides...the connection between Bartholomew Henry's words and planting early on in the term feeling partiiiiiiiiiiiicularly convenient. Maybe he could get his aunt to go with the plan to follow the vines to the roots to uproot some?!

It would prove that he paid attention, you know? That he knew the only way to remove weeds and all that was to totally remove all traces of it from the soil. THE ROOTS!

"...hi..." They were kind of cool now, right? She could check his pockets if she wanted. They were empty and had been empty since...well...anyway. No prototypes. "...we...playing untangle the knot?" Meaning the VINES. Atlas was also curious about the results of the water samples...and if anything had been found. But, well, maybe since there had been no news that meant there was nothing conclusive? So far his magical forensics odds were pretty bad. Zero for two. "...or fire?"

Fire got rid of weeds and fire was something he could produce!

Nordic Witch 11-11-2021 03:05 PM

Bella traversed the grounds over to the courtyard fingering on the seeds in her robe pocket that had arrived with the mornings mail. Maybe planting some bouncing bulbs could cheer her head of house up? It worried Bella how Professor Flamsteed seemed to look paler and thinner by each passing day as the vines took over more and more of the school. It was weird that they weren't having class in the greenhouses, but she understood why. Couldn't they just burn up the vines?

Anyway, as she joined the class Bella plastered on a big smile as she offered the plant seeds towards Professor Flamsteed. "Hi professor Flamsteed! Please cheer up, I got some bouncing bulb seeds from home. They are for you. I hope you want to plant them." Bouncing bulbs made everyone happy right?

Watson 11-12-2021 03:20 AM

Professor Flamsteed seemed to be having a rough year. The vines were out of control and now they had to class OUTSIDE of the normal location. Sad. Lisa was sad. She loved the Greenhouses.. well more so in the autumn and spring. Winter greenhouse lessons were alright… she just hated to trudge through the snow….

Hi Professaur!! How can I help?” she asked, bouncing over towards her after Atlas and Bella had spoken to her. “I can’t sing too well but I could draw something to cheer you up!” She had become quite good at doodling… not to Remy’s level but it was cute in the chicken scratch-doctor handwriting kind of way.

Maybe she just ought to stick to haikus?

Or better yet! A haiku?

LilFox06 11-12-2021 03:45 AM

Misa honestly wasn't upset about the herbology situation. This was a much closer walk and didn't have that earthy smell. But she seemed to be the only one okay with it. The poor Professor looks like she'd lost everything.

"Hello Professor." she greeted softly. She followed the woman's gaze to the statues. Yes. It was a shame that the vines were ruining the art.

MadMadamMalfoy 11-12-2021 08:59 AM

To say that Heath was concerned for Professor Flamsteed’s well-being was a huge understatement! He had never seen her so… down before, not even at the height of Lucien uRosier’s reign of terror. It was awfully concerning. Completely understandable, but still concerning nonetheless. He entered the courtyard to find the professor looking worriedly at the vines, and suddenly a memory came rushing back to him. It was a memory of seeing a similar glumness one the face of her predecessor several terms ago when the lack of magic took its toll on the greenhouse plants.

At the time, he’d been at a loss for how to cheer up Professor Rainwater, but maybe there was something he could do to cheer up Professor Flamsteed. “Hello, Professor Flamsteed,” he greeted with a small smile and a sympathetic look. His voice dropped as he added, “I have something for you.” He reached into his bag to pull out a card with the picture of a plant on the front. He’d originally planned to give it to her closer to the end of the term as a parting gift (along with a potted plant, were it not for the vines), but he thought she could use it now. Inside was a message written in blue ink:

SPOILER!!: Card
Herbology used to be my least favorite subject, but you’ve given me a greater appreciation for it. Thank you, Professor Flamsteed!

- Heathcliff Jones
Class of 2106


Too nervous to stick around long enough to see her reaction, Heath beelined to a spot next to Claudine. “Hi,” he said quietly, greeting the girlfriend with a little smile as he waited for class to begin.

Cassirin 11-13-2021 02:32 AM

Phoebe tiptoed carefully around the vines that were trying to strangle the castle (or at least that poor eagle). It was hard enough on the students to be taking Herbology wherever the professor could manage; she could only imagine how hard it was on the professor. She probably missed her greenhouses.

"Good day, Professor. Looking forward to your lesson." Anything cheerful to make the professor's expression a little less dire.

Samia 11-13-2021 03:53 AM

These kids were amazing. If June wasn't feeling so weighed down by the dying plants, she might have smiled. She attempted to anyway - especially when Mr Nam and Miss Blaze came forward with pleasant offerings. "Chocolate and a perfect rose! How did I get so lucky?" The brunette smiled and bowed her head gently, appreciating the gesture very much.

Twirling that rose in her fingers, she bit into that chocolate as more students arrived. "Hello" she greeted Miss Fox , Miss Couture and Miss Blackthorne. However, it was Miss Connolly's gesture that made the worry on her face a bit more prominent, "Thank you, dear, I am sure these will turn out lovely when I get to plant them" she added, though her enthusiasm didn't match her words. But at least she as trying.

And it was absolutely frustrating that there was a whole lot of trying and no results. She hated feeling this distracted and clueless about the entire thing, so much so that she had entirely forgotten that it would be best to check Atlas' pockets and bag before the lesson began. Instead as he walked toward her, she simply gave him a small nod in greeting as well as one to Miss James who closely followed him.

Finishing up that chocolate, June tore her eyes away from the sculpture and forcefully tried to pull herself together, especially when Miss Nam tried to cheer her up as well, "That's very kind of you, Miss Nam -- but I am okay." She was not. And she could have faked it all the way through -- if not for Mr Jones. Kind as everyone's gesture was, this one crumbled whatever little composure she had inside. Reading the note inside warmed her heart greatly and it showed. Speechless, the brunette simply placed a gentle hand on the young man's shoulder and gave it a squeeze, "Thank you, Mr Jones - it has been a pleasure teaching you as well"

Before she was completely compromised and that awful dust had tears roll down her cheeks, she moved to began the lesson.

"Thank you everyone for being so kind and thoughtful today. It is true, the state of the greenhouses, the dying plants as well as these uncontrollable vines has not only left me but all the professors quite worried. These vines are not known to act the way they are right now" she stated, sighing softly, "And we are trying our best to figure out what is making them act this way."

"So, given the circumstances, I would like to know what do you think is happening? Why are these vines acting the way they are?" No answer was wrong. All theories were welcome. They needed to figure this stuff out.


OOC: Thank you for having such beautiful characters, guys <3 June and I appreciate them SO SO MUCH. First question is up!

sweetpinkpixie 11-13-2021 07:34 AM

So...that was a no on the knot thing and another no on the fire then? To be honest, Atlas was more disappointed about the lack of fire even if he had been preaching his other theory almost all term. Fire he COULD actually produce from his wand, for better or worse.

Usually worse.

And while he was all begrudgingly for (she was still a house betrayer!) cheering his aunt up, all the kumbaya was sort of causing his skin to itch. He wouldn't be surprised if he had bumps and red patches, especially after Lisa offered to serenade the Herbology professor.

His heart lurched a bit at the appearance of Phoebe James, she would see the error of her ways and choice of Gryffindor some day and come back, but soon his attention was brought back Professor Flamsteed as discussion kicked off.

And, WELL, there were questions. And an answer. But also questions.

So UP went his hand.

"Invasive species." Which seemed abundantly obvious to him and it had to be carried from SOMEWHERE. "Invasive species that popped up sometime after the whole beautifying Hogwarts hullabaloo."

Yes.

Hullabaloo.

"...so...something must have sneaked in with all those things we were planting."

Hullabaloo.

It was why he wanted to follow the vines and untangle the knots and maze of roots to see if they could follow it all the way back somewhere. Though, as had been pointed out by Professor Kazmi, the entanglement was a lot so...may be virtual impossible. But he ALSO was saying these things in defense of his aunt...because he would smite anyone who tried to pin any of this on her.

SMITE.

WITH FIYAH.

"But Au---professor...you said THESE vines," he pointed out...with some actual pointing at his aunt. She ought to know! She had vines covering her place! "That means you know the species of vine and its acting...not how it should be, right?"

His eyes were all kinds of wide and hopeful.

Chelliephone 11-13-2021 08:33 AM

It was really nice to see how so many of them were trying to cheer up Professor Flamsteed. The relationships and trust between students and professors had.. looked and felt rough for awhile. Not that all of them had even been deserving of the distrust. Seeing so many of them now showing empathy... It gave him hope.

And the fact the beginning of the lesson was focusing on the vines as well. Hearing Atlas mention invasive species, he nodded his head in agreement. The beautification lined up too, considering the greenhouses, and the lake. He probably should check the pathways at some point too to see what the area looked like, since they'd planted there as well.

What was most curious to him though was how quickly they were growing. And how they were now seeming to target students. It was like devil's snare, but without the benefit (as it would be for them) of being scared of light. Which... Light. He raised his hand, "I agree with Atlas. I don't have any idea what the type of plant is, but it seems like it's suffocating all the others that were planted around them. What I don't understand though and what concerns me, is the glowing. Is that a sign of some type of radioactivity? Or a curse or something? And maybe that's what's creating the gas?"

It was just musing out loud.

Nordic Witch 11-13-2021 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Samia (Post 12510701)
However, it was Miss Connolly's gesture that made the worry on her face a bit more prominent, "Thank you, dear, I am sure these will turn out lovely when I get to plant them" she added, though her enthusiasm didn't match her words. But at least she as trying.

Before she was completely compromised and that awful dust had tears roll down her cheeks, she moved to began the lesson.

"Thank you everyone for being so kind and thoughtful today. It is true, the state of the greenhouses, the dying plants as well as these uncontrollable vines has not only left me but all the professors quite worried. These vines are not known to act the way they are right now" she stated, sighing softly, "And we are trying our best to figure out what is making them act this way."

"So, given the circumstances, I would like to know what do you think is happening? Why are these vines acting the way they are?" No answer was wrong. All theories were welcome. They needed to figure this stuff out.

Oh dear! Maybe Bella shouldn't have brought the seeds after all? It seemed that her seeds only made her head of house more sad. Oh well it was too late to take her gift back now. Bella saw the tears in Professor June's eyes but chose wisely to not say anything about it when she raised her hand to answer the first question. "These vines seems a work of something evil since they suffocate and suck out the life force from the plants around them so they dry and die. Could that weird luny healer Poppy have left that to destroy Hogwarts?" Bella pondered. "Maybe the glowing that Evan mentioned is an indication that it's a nocturnal plant that gets stronger at night when we all sleep and that's why we wake up to more wines everywhere?" If they slept they couldn't fight the vines back, but these were just ideas. Bella had honestly didn't know more than anyone else. She did know that that they had to do something or maybe they wouldn't have a castle soon.

MadAlice 11-13-2021 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone (Post 12510718)
"I agree with Atlas. I don't have any idea what the type of plant is, but it seems like it's suffocating all the others that were planted around them. What I don't understand though and what concerns me, is the glowing. Is that a sign of some type of radioactivity? Or a curse or something? And maybe that's what's creating the gas?"

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch (Post 12510721)
"These vines seems a work of something evil since they suffocate and suck out the life force from the plants around them so they dry and die. Could that weird luny healer Poppy have left that to destroy Hogwarts?"

"I agree, I think it is some sort of baneful magic causing this and not just an accident. But I don't think it's left over from Poppy, I think one of the people who were here for that beautification project did it, maybe more than one. There were lots of outsiders here that day and and we all split into groups, some people could easily have slipped away and done something." Violet didn't want to add what she was really thinking, that the strange plants appeared right after their own Board of Governors had paid them a visit and it was probably one or more of those unpleasant people who were behind all this.

FearlessLeader19 11-13-2021 11:06 PM

It was nice the way everyone tried to cheer Flamsteed up in their own way. At least the woman thought that the rose was perfect and genuinely seemed to like it; that was a relief. Lisa especially made Claudine smile. That little Ravenclaw was always so enthusiastic about everything. She gazed around as Heath came up beside her. “Hi, you.” Thankfully none of the vines had caused him injury on the way here it seemed.

When Flamsteed spoke of the vines, the Snakette could not help but glare are the ones milling about. To think that she had actually adored them before; they were a menace. Claudine was inclined to agree with Atlas, Evan, Bella and Violet. Her first thought had been that the vines had been compromised somehow. “My first thought was that they were somehow compromised by or infused with dark magic,’’ Claudine volunteered simply.

Cassirin 11-14-2021 02:27 AM

Phoebe honestly didn't want to talk or think about the vines, but since it seemed like that was the only thing that was going to make Professor Flamsteed happy... She sighed heavily and cast a dark look at the vines. Stupid old things.

"Is it possible that there were seeds that were just dormant all this time and they got all... imbued with magic over the years, and something woke them up? Maybe we woke them up somehow. We're always doing dumb things. Blasting spells wrong and dumping bad potions down the drain. Maybe we created mutant vines out of our own stupidity?"

Lady of Light 11-14-2021 02:38 AM

OOOH, were they going to be learning more about these vines?? HM. She just found the vines terribly annoying but didn't give it any more thought.. and she probably should have. Because it was so weird how they were literally everywhere. Umm.

"Maybe they want to take over the castle, professor!!" Not exactly helpful, oooops.

astrocat 11-14-2021 01:31 PM

Ash drew on her arm and looked away from the others. They were all sad, and that made her hand, and... ugh. She made sure to include pretty flowers in her drawing. The same flowers as the one in the picture she gave to the professor(she really liked them ok, it wasn’t copying if she made the original work).

”Well, the vines seem to be an invasive species. They’re also like the animal with lots of heads that grow back- have you tried burning them yet?- and they’ve been either taking resources from the other plants or directly harming them. There’s also the gas... they might be badly harming us soon.” And the vines... she was pretty sure they were tripping her on purpose or something. They were there, you got rid of them, they came back and wrapped around your leg while you were standing still.

Creepy.

“Maybe they were engineered and then somebody really mean put them here. Dunno why. Are they the same vines that you had before?”

MadMadamMalfoy 11-15-2021 09:08 AM

For one fleeting moment, Heath worried he’d made a mistake by giving Professor Flamsteed her card now. Had he been too forward? Maybe he shouldn’t have given it to her in front of so many people! Just when he was really starting to get nervous, he felt her squeeze his shoulder. He blinked, unsure how to react, and he noticed her struggling to maintain her composure. Did he do that? At a loss for words, he replied with a nod and a soft smile.

There was another smile for Claudine as she greeted him, but before he could say anything else to her, the lesson began. Hearing the question, his eyes automatically flicked toward the vines, and the wheels in his mind began turning. Since nobody, including the herbology professor, seemed to know what these vines were, it was probably a new kind of plant. Maybe a hybrid of some kind? Then a thought occurred to him. Could these vines be related to Devil’s Snare? They behaved somewhat similarly.

Listening to his classmates’ answers took his thoughts in a slightly different direction. After some careful consideration, he raised his hand and said, “I agree with Violet. It can’t be a coincidence that these vines appeared only after the Board of Governors’ decorating project, which means either someone tricked them into bringing the vines here or…” His voice trailed off before he could finish that sentence. Somehow he didn’t think it would go over well if he brought up the possibility that someone on the Board was in on this. “Never mind,” he continued, trying to change the subject. “I think these vines are a hybrid species of some sort, possibly related to Devil’s Snare.”

Samia 11-15-2021 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie (Post 12510716)
So...that was a no on the knot thing and another no on the fire then? To be honest, Atlas was more disappointed about the lack of fire even if he had been preaching his other theory almost all term. Fire he COULD actually produce from his wand, for better or worse.

Usually worse.

And while he was all begrudgingly for (she was still a house betrayer!) cheering his aunt up, all the kumbaya was sort of causing his skin to itch. He wouldn't be surprised if he had bumps and red patches, especially after Lisa offered to serenade the Herbology professor.

His heart lurched a bit at the appearance of Phoebe James, she would see the error of her ways and choice of Gryffindor some day and come back, but soon his attention was brought back Professor Flamsteed as discussion kicked off.

And, WELL, there were questions. And an answer. But also questions.

So UP went his hand.

"Invasive species." Which seemed abundantly obvious to him and it had to be carried from SOMEWHERE. "Invasive species that popped up sometime after the whole beautifying Hogwarts hullabaloo."

Yes.

Hullabaloo.

"...so...something must have sneaked in with all those things we were planting."

Hullabaloo.

It was why he wanted to follow the vines and untangle the knots and maze of roots to see if they could follow it all the way back somewhere. Though, as had been pointed out by Professor Kazmi, the entanglement was a lot so...may be virtual impossible. But he ALSO was saying these things in defense of his aunt...because he would smite anyone who tried to pin any of this on her.

SMITE.

WITH FIYAH.

"But Au---professor...you said THESE vines," he pointed out...with some actual pointing at his aunt. She ought to know! She had vines covering her place! "That means you know the species of vine and its acting...not how it should be, right?"

His eyes were all kinds of wide and hopeful.

Atlas continued to surprise her, did he know? She should probably let him know this one of these days - when he wasn't stinking up her class with dung bombs, that is.

Nodding with a small smile for now, however, June clasped her hands together at the back and paced back and forth, considering his theory, "It is really curious - the timing of it all, so it is certainly plausible that something sneaked in during that time" But the question remained - what was it?

"I do, and they are the common kind - but they are not acting like them at all, I have never known any vines - who flourish while other plants around them die,"she added, her tone heavy and concerned all at the same time.


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Originally Posted by Chelliephone (Post 12510718)
It was really nice to see how so many of them were trying to cheer up Professor Flamsteed. The relationships and trust between students and professors had.. looked and felt rough for awhile. Not that all of them had even been deserving of the distrust. Seeing so many of them now showing empathy... It gave him hope.

And the fact the beginning of the lesson was focusing on the vines as well. Hearing Atlas mention invasive species, he nodded his head in agreement. The beautification lined up too, considering the greenhouses, and the lake. He probably should check the pathways at some point too to see what the area looked like, since they'd planted there as well.

What was most curious to him though was how quickly they were growing. And how they were now seeming to target students. It was like devil's snare, but without the benefit (as it would be for them) of being scared of light. Which... Light. He raised his hand, "I agree with Atlas. I don't have any idea what the type of plant is, but it seems like it's suffocating all the others that were planted around them. What I don't understand though and what concerns me, is the glowing. Is that a sign of some type of radioactivity? Or a curse or something? And maybe that's what's creating the gas?"

It was just musing out loud.

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Originally Posted by Nordic Witch (Post 12510721)
Oh dear! Maybe Bella shouldn't have brought the seeds after all? It seemed that her seeds only made her head of house more sad. Oh well it was too late to take her gift back now. Bella saw the tears in Professor June's eyes but chose wisely to not say anything about it when she raised her hand to answer the first question. "These vines seems a work of something evil since they suffocate and suck out the life force from the plants around them so they dry and die. Could that weird luny healer Poppy have left that to destroy Hogwarts?" Bella pondered. "Maybe the glowing that Evan mentioned is an indication that it's a nocturnal plant that gets stronger at night when we all sleep and that's why we wake up to more wines everywhere?" If they slept they couldn't fight the vines back, but these were just ideas. Bella had honestly didn't know more than anyone else. She did know that that they had to do something or maybe they wouldn't have a castle soon.

It was interesting to see how well they were bouncing off each other's answers, it was certainly why she had opted to have this discussion - that and the fact all her lesson plans had been ruined due to the shut down of the greenhouses.

But while Mr Nam's pointed observation of the 'glowing vines' was something June wanted to focus on, Miss Connolly's accusation of Healer Poppy made her chuckle. "I don't think this is anyone's doing, no matter how dangerous the plant may seem or is - see we have all kinds of plants, including the predatory kind - so while Atlas' theory is the most plausible, I don't think -- or well, I really hope this isn't someone's doing"

"But yes, both of you make an excellent point about the 'glowing' - maybe that is something we need to focus on to figure out these vines"


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Originally Posted by MadAlice (Post 12510740)
"I agree, I think it is some sort of baneful magic causing this and not just an accident. But I don't think it's left over from Poppy, I think one of the people who were here for that beautification project did it, maybe more than one. There were lots of outsiders here that day and and we all split into groups, some people could easily have slipped away and done something." Violet didn't want to add what she was really thinking, that the strange plants appeared right after their own Board of Governors had paid them a visit and it was probably one or more of those unpleasant people who were behind all this.

....June stared at Miss Blackthorne. Did they have a conspiracy theorist in their midst? Or was she really onto something here? Not wanting to limit her brainstorming, June didn't stop her - but that did not mean she agreed with the girl.

"I would like you to stay on the nature of the vines, Miss Blackthorne - since this is a herbology class, and not a conspiracy discussion on who did what"


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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 (Post 12510749)
It was nice the way everyone tried to cheer Flamsteed up in their own way. At least the woman thought that the rose was perfect and genuinely seemed to like it; that was a relief. Lisa especially made Claudine smile. That little Ravenclaw was always so enthusiastic about everything. She gazed around as Heath came up beside her. “Hi, you.” Thankfully none of the vines had caused him injury on the way here it seemed.

When Flamsteed spoke of the vines, the Snakette could not help but glare are the ones milling about. To think that she had actually adored them before; they were a menace. Claudine was inclined to agree with Atlas, Evan, Bella and Violet. Her first thought had been that the vines had been compromised somehow. “My first thought was that they were somehow compromised by or infused with dark magic,’’ Claudine volunteered simply.

Nodding, June gave the vines another glance - were they growing while they were having this discission? Could they sense their unease? She hated how uncomfortable they made her.

"I can't be sure if it is dark magic -- because with dark magic, the intent feels different. The energy ... feels different. Or maybe they haven't reached their full growth yet to impose harm" she mused, and wondered at the same time.


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Originally Posted by Cassirin (Post 12510758)
Phoebe honestly didn't want to talk or think about the vines, but since it seemed like that was the only thing that was going to make Professor Flamsteed happy... She sighed heavily and cast a dark look at the vines. Stupid old things.

"Is it possible that there were seeds that were just dormant all this time and they got all... imbued with magic over the years, and something woke them up? Maybe we woke them up somehow. We're always doing dumb things. Blasting spells wrong and dumping bad potions down the drain. Maybe we created mutant vines out of our own stupidity?"

June nodded - because yes, that was certainly something that could happen. "It is a likely theory, Miss James. But there are safety spells and enchantments in place to prevent that kind of stuff"A thing that was certainly needed when you had a space filled with underage wizards practicing magic most of the year.

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light (Post 12510759)
OOOH, were they going to be learning more about these vines?? HM. She just found the vines terribly annoying but didn't give it any more thought.. and she probably should have. Because it was so weird how they were literally everywhere. Umm.

"Maybe they want to take over the castle, professor!!" Not exactly helpful, oooops.

Nope, it was not helpful at all.

But she nodded. "At the rate they are going, it certainly looks like they do want to take over the school, so you are not wrong there, Miss Nichols"


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Originally Posted by astrocat (Post 12510773)
Ash drew on her arm and looked away from the others. They were all sad, and that made her hand, and... ugh. She made sure to include pretty flowers in her drawing. The same flowers as the one in the picture she gave to the professor(she really liked them ok, it wasn’t copying if she made the original work).

”Well, the vines seem to be an invasive species. They’re also like the animal with lots of heads that grow back- have you tried burning them yet?- and they’ve been either taking resources from the other plants or directly harming them. There’s also the gas... they might be badly harming us soon.” And the vines... she was pretty sure they were tripping her on purpose or something. They were there, you got rid of them, they came back and wrapped around your leg while you were standing still.

Creepy.

“Maybe they were engineered and then somebody really mean put them here. Dunno why. Are they the same vines that you had before?”

June wasn't sure if Miss Fox's answer was relevant or not. She had listed all the things they already knew - but had not really offered an explanation as to why this may be happening.

"I'll repeat what I said to Miss Blackthorne - we are not discussing who did what, we are simply trying to figure out the nature of these vines. So let's stay on that, shall we?"


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For one fleeting moment, Heath worried he’d made a mistake by giving Professor Flamsteed her card now. Had he been too forward? Maybe he shouldn’t have given it to her in front of so many people! Just when he was really starting to get nervous, he felt her squeeze his shoulder. He blinked, unsure how to react, and he noticed her struggling to maintain her composure. Did he do that? At a loss for words, he replied with a nod and a soft smile.

There was another smile for Claudine as she greeted him, but before he could say anything else to her, the lesson began. Hearing the question, his eyes automatically flicked toward the vines, and the wheels in his mind began turning. Since nobody, including the herbology professor, seemed to know what these vines were, it was probably a new kind of plant. Maybe a hybrid of some kind? Then a thought occurred to him. Could these vines be related to Devil’s Snare? They behaved somewhat similarly.

Listening to his classmates’ answers took his thoughts in a slightly different direction. After some careful consideration, he raised his hand and said, “I agree with Violet. It can’t be a coincidence that these vines appeared only after the Board of Governors’ decorating project, which means either someone tricked them into bringing the vines here or…” His voice trailed off before he could finish that sentence. Somehow he didn’t think it would go over well if he brought up the possibility that someone on the Board was in on this. “Never mind,” he continued, trying to change the subject. “I think these vines are a hybrid species of some sort, possibly related to Devil’s Snare.”

Seemed like Mr Jones was listening, so she simply nodded before moving on.

"I think you all have made some excellent points. These vines do feel like they are mutant in nature, with an intent to invade as much as possible - I also think they are not likely to stop unless we intervene," she stated, her clasped hands at the back itching to reach out for the vine that she could see moving from the corner of her eye, wrapping itself tightly around a column. But she controlled herself.

"So, how do you propose we put a stop it? How do you think we can -- " she paused to clear her throat, clearly unable to say it, "-- put an end to them?"

FearlessLeader19 11-15-2021 10:59 PM

There were so many possibilities when it came to these pesky vines. Claudine gazed around at them without an ounce of pity for them. Obviously they liked it here at Hogwarts. Or they liked the people. Or both. Regardless, they were such a nuisance. Even those darn flowers that were so pretty. But how to get rid of them permanently? Severing them did not work.

Truthfully, Claudine wasn’t sure how they could get rid of the things for good. If she - or anyone else - knew then surely it would have been suggested long before this lesson? Her thoughts flitted to fire but would that be practical? Just imagine the amount of fires they would have around the Castle. “Stunning them, perhaps? Then um… putting them in a huge pile and…’’ Claudine hesitated, not wanting to upset Flamsteed even more. “Setting them on fire.”

Watson 11-16-2021 12:43 AM

She had offered Professor Flamsteed a smile and was about to say that her offer would still stand later; however, future teenager Lisa would not have liked that so she kept quiet… She really hoped she was okay. Her eyes flicked to Phoebe as she watched her interaction with the Professor with eyes as wide as saucers. A moment later, she shifted her gaze to Atlas and then she quickly cast them forward back to Professor Flamsteed. Lisa didn’t want to cause any green eyed monsters to come out so she couldn’t admire him too too much… Ahem..

Lisa wasn’t entirely sure about the vines. They were pesky for sure but…. She did freeze when Valentina mentioned that the vines were going to take over the school and her mind went hurdling down a very scary rabbit hole. She shivered. How do they stop the vines? With wide eyes once more, she turned to look at Claudine as she proposed a potential solution… Did she say …. Fire?

Is it possible to use a potion on them? Like a Muggle pesticide?” That could control them maybe? But that could also harm the other plants….. She bit her lip.

astrocat 11-16-2021 03:30 AM

Ash hated to be the one to mention fire, and she also hated to be repetitive. So she mostly just shifted uncomfortably. "Um, I agree with Claudine. Fire might make them unable to grow back, I don't know. In any case, it would probably take them out quickly."

Which was her very nice way of saying let's burn them all into ashes, goodbye. But she wasn't going to say that out LOUD. Because then people would judge her, maybe.


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