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Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88  Alyssa thought of the many ways that Norandolas could produce. She remembered how Nerfball, her Pygmy Puff behaved when he met a female. She raised her hand and attempted an answer. "Uh Professor, since there are male and female plants, do the male plants bounce on the female plants until their pollen falls on the female plants' flowers which pollinates them, creating new baby seeds?" Oh my! Alyssa had a vivid imagination. "Uhh... not quite." Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Laura looked at the Professor and smiled. "Well maybe they sing a song." Laura had no idea how they would so she guest. .... 0__o Seren stared at the student, attempting to discipher whether or not she was being perfectly serious.. or otherwise. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi wasn't sure if she was fascinated or utterly confused by everything that had to do with this plant. It certainly seemed to be the most complex of plants they had studied thus far - not that all of them had been straight forward either. So, Kurumi attempted to take diligent notes on everything Professor Bentley was saying, taking a moment to flash both August and Emrys a quick smile.
And Emrys had been worried about his ramblings and overall awkwardness. Heh.
Kurumi cocked her head to the side and studied the two plants in front of her for a moment, looking for some sort of clue that would perhaps help explain how these plants, erm, reproduced. Nothing in nature was ever an accident. There was a reason for everything down to leaf shape and coloration. So, naturally, her eyes feel on the two defining features of the two bushes: the star filled capsules and the crescents.
Just as she was about to answer, she found herself temporarily silenced by Alyssa'a answer. Plants...jumping on top of one another? Merlin did she hope that wasn't the case because that seemed like a really awkward thing to witness. Anything was possible though...she supposed. Kurumi rather hoped that baby seeds would just be delivered by stork though. Just like human babies were.
Attention back to the two bushes, Kurumi fully raised her hand now. "Professor, does the, erm, process have something to do with the stars and crescents?" She even sort of pointed at them to emphasis. "I know that symbolism doesn't really coincide with Herbology, but the two shapes just reminded me of Sumerian iconography. Namely...that the crescents represent the moon god Sin and the stars with Ishtar, who is essential the Sumerian version of Venus." There was a point to be made here, honestly. "The genders are reversed in the plant's case, but perhaps the crescents attract the stars to it?" Like moths to a flame? Wait, that was sort of too morbid for such a pretty looking plant. "Or is it more of an abiotic pollination process?"
Usually Seren didn't have any difficulty in understanding Kurumi's responses. But perhaps this would be an exception. She couldn't help but wonder what she was going on about... Sumerian?... Ishtar? "Uhh... certainly the crescents do attract the stars, so yes, in a sense it is abiotic pollination, only it uses the power of the full Moon to charge the atmosphere, which in turn, allows pollination to occur." Quote:
Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow How they reproduce? Ella shrugged. That was a tough one. She knew from working in the garden with her mother that sometimes bugs helped the process but wasn't sure what kind of bug would be out in the moonlight for such a thing. Maybe it was instrumental that the wizards help? "Professor, do the plants need our help to reproduce? To transfer pollen or something from one to the other the same way bees sometimes do in other plants?" "Intrude on a a private and intimate moment? Oh heavens no." Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Raising his hand, Jory made an attempt at the question. "Er, well they reproduce by transfer of the pollen grains from male to female like many other plants? And perhaps they'd need help in the transferring like from the wind or animals.'' "Yes.. you're on the right track." Quote:
Originally Posted by jujune29th Sophie was shocked by the fact her mother had never shown her a... what's the name again? Norandola plant before. She had never even heard about such thing and it sounded all so fascinating!
Completely forgetting about her hot chocolate, Sophie just sat there and listened wide eyed and with her mouth half opened. It was all so... brilliant! Seren offered Sophie a small smile before moving on to the next person. The Hufflepuff was obviously processing the information. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy ♥ Amelia... had no idea how these plants reproduced. o_O She raised her hand. "Do they do it with the same process that other plants use? I believe it's called abiotic pollination? She knew that bees also worked to do pollination, but she had a feeling that they didn't do the work for this plant. "Or maybe it's related to the stars and crescent moons in some way?" She honestly was not in the least bit sure here, trying to rack her brain about anything she might have read on this subject. "Yes sort of.. but there's a bit more to it than that." Quote:
Originally Posted by EW_FAN
Harvey listened to the professor closely as she talked about the Norandola.. it was an interesting plant just like others were as well.. it was becoming hard to choose a favourite plant.. IF he was ever asked.. he thought about the question.. well there were a few ideas out there already.. but he couldnt think of anything new.. so he waited for the professor to give the answer so that he could write it down on his parchment.. Herbology always surprised him each time
Seren offered Harvey a smile as well. The Claw was deep in thought. Quote:
Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose How does a Norandola plant reproduce? Isn't that kind of question better suited for a Biology class. Ummm don't most plants reproduce by having their pollen transfer from one plant to another. Wouldn't that be how a Norandola plant reproduce as well. Oakey remembered back when he was little Granny Gunter scolded him for squishing a bumble bee in her garden because they helped Granny with her Gardening. He had to hold a burial for the bee while Granny Gunter watched. "Yes.. but it's not as easy as that." Quote:
Originally Posted by hpfan18 Annabelle raised her hand but wasn't sure if her answer was right. "Professor don't plants reproduce asexually? Or do the pollen grains transfer from the male plant to the female plant?" "I think you mean abiotic pollination... but I'm looking for more details." Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermione Lily Potter Notes... those were a good thing to take when you had no clue about almost anything. So since Lily did not know much about plants and definitely did not know anything about these magical plants, she took notes and lots of them. But she had a guess for this question. So she raised her hand before answering. "Do they need it to be night and have the moon be out? to stimulate activity or something like that?" "Yes, you're right, they most certainly do require Moon light." Quote:
Originally Posted by AmbiguouslyMe Emrys squinted at his notes again,straining to see what he had already written. He wasn't sure from what the professor had said whether his example was correct and he made a note on his parchment to revisit the matter in the library. He tried to recall what he had read in the text, but he certainly couldn't pull it out to check.
As the class moved on to reproduction, Emrys' hand flew fast across the paper, pausing only when someone asked if the plants bounced on one another. He entertained the thought for a moment, if only to imagine how that would work with a root structure. He chuckled to himself, imagining one plant stretching and pulling itself out of the ground and then walking around as if the roots were tippy-toes and finding an appropriate plant of the opposite gender.
He snorted. Aloud.
Instantly mortified, he tucked his head down and went back to his notes, hoping that between the diffusion of sound in the outdoors and the fact that vision was partially obscured, that no one would know it was him. Seren paused briefly. Watching a young Ravenclaw laughing to himself. Personally, she didn't find the topic all that... amusing, it was however grossly fascinating.
For once, there wasn't a single response that really stood out to her. Even Kurumi's response had her confused in parts, which was good, she liked to be surprised. In the end though, their responses combined, did amount to something. "Most of you are on the right track," she said giving them a small clap. "The Norandola, being in its true form only under the Moon light," Seren indicated to the two bushes, "rely on a special type of abiotic pollination." "The little bubbles you see on the male bush, will burst, and the little stars within it will be drawn to the crescents on the female bush. The energy of the full Moon is the driving force of the pollination process. Without it, the strength of the attraction is lacking." Pausing, and stepping out of the way, Seren moved to stand beside her beanbag, her back to the students. "It's important to remember that while Norandolas change their appearance under any amount of Moon light, pollination can only occur under a full Moon."
There was no sound to signify it, but the little bubbles of stars on the male bush had begun to burst. Little glowing stars began to rise and drift in the air, each being pulled in the direct of the female bush. "Once those little stars, or the pollen, has attached itself to the crescents, Norandola beans will be formed. This doesn't take very long, they literally form overnight."
There were hundreds of little stars rising from the bush now. The whole atmosphere was a mix of peace and electricity. "Tomorrow we will continue with our lesson on Norandolas, but for the time being feel free to stay and observe the spectacle for a short while, otherwise you are free to return to your Common rooms." OOC: Part One has officially ended, I'll be leaving the thread open for a while so you're welcome to continue RPing. Chatting is welcome, there are still more hot drinks and you can watch some magical bean making.
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