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Old 02-01-2012, 12:58 PM   #278 (permalink)
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Now that the students had finished up and were waiting patiently, it was time to get cracking on the next activity!
"Right, well done everyone, you all did remarkably well... for the time being just leave your bag of seeds on your work station and I'll get to them later."

Clapping her hands together, all smiles, Seren continued. "Now gather your things, you will need your dragon hide gloves and your wand for the next activity, so quick, come, follow me!" she called out brightly, gesturing for them to exit greenhouse three with her.

"We're going to be checking on our fireseed bushes now, and collecting their seeds as well," she said as she led the way to greenhouse two.

"Keep up! Keep up!"

Once there, she opened the door and made her way in. They were all following her, yes? Good.
"Wasima dear, a little light please?" she asked, gently stroking the Ivy's leaves as she continued to walk through the greenhouse.. the students trailing behind her. The Ivy parted it's leaves a little, letting a low light filter into the greenhouse, not enough to kill or harm the plants, but enough so they weren't walking blindly. "Thank you."

Coming to a halt in front of the fireseed collective, Seren waited for the students to assemble, mentally counting their heads as they arrived. Mmhhmm, they didn't appear to have lost anyone.




"Last lesson many of you mentioned that fireseeds need to be cooled off before they can be collected, so before we start collecting them, that's what we need to learn."

"There are two common methods for cooling down fireseeds, the first is to shake them off their branches and let them cool on the soil, but that takes too long, so you're going to master the second method, the Freezing Charm." Otherwise they may as well watch grass grow. The older students were probably familiar with the Freezing Charm already, but the younger ones wouldn't have a clue. Bless them.

"The incantation for the Freezing Charm, is Glacius... GLAY-see-us... GLAY-see-us... Glacius," she repeated for clarification.

Withdrawing her own wand, Seren decided a demonstration of the charm was in order. Picking up a loose leaf from the floor she held it up for the class to see. "Glacius," she said pointing her wand at it, allowing the ice cold air to waft over the leaf, away from her gloved fingers. "All you need to do is aim, but remember to speak clearly and calmly, if you're panicked or unclear then you risk freezing more than just the target or even blowing it up." And neither would be a pleasant experience. "Remember, when the time comes to perform the charm on the seeds you need to be focused so that you can control how much you freeze it... we don't want you extinguishing the seeds completely. Just so it's cool enough to be picked."

"Now find yourself an object or some leaf litter and give it a go. I suggest you wear your gloves for this if you're not wearing them already."

OOC: After moving from greenhouse 3 to greenhouse 2 you are to practice the charm in 3 POSTS! 1. (this includes moving and receiving instructions) Practicing the Incantation WITHOUT your wand 2. Practicing the charm on an object or leaf litter and 3. Practicing the charm again. DO NOT start on the plant, OR ELSE. Remember to NUMBER your posts! You have 24 hours to complete this part of the lesson.
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