Goooood. Students were writing, which meant they missed stuff... which meant it was a good thing she was going over it again!
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Mo twitched in his seat, eager to move on from the prep time to the practical, but he still obediently pulled out his assignment from last time and reviewed the notes he'd made. Most of the ideas he'd captured, although his theory about the Grey Lady was laughable in retrospect.
Mo raised his hand once he finished. "Professor, did you prepare these blends yourself, or did you buy them? I was just wondering if they were available for purchase, 'cause the tea we have in Divi is often terrible..." And this might be a good alternative to bring along to class.
Seeing the Eagle Captain raise his hand, Seren gave him her full attention and indicated to him to speak his words with a small nod.
Ahhhhh! Good question, indeed.
"Excellent question Mister Branxton," she mused,
"Unfortunately, I can't take credit for the blends, they're the creation of Worts and Cunning Apothecary," some alumnus no doubt. Secretly, Seren wished she had scrawled out their seal from the boxes and replaced it with one of her own.. but she could
never do such a thing.
So.. were they done yet?
Yes?
No?
It didn't matter, if they were still writing they could do so while she talked some more.
"Today, we will begin creating our own blend of tea," she started, emphasisng the work creating in a fun sing-song voice. This was exciting stuff, to her at least.
"There are three outcomes you will be tested on. Firstly, being able to identify the properties of herbs, secondly, to utilise said herbs and tea... and lastly, the skill in drying herbs and tea for consumption." So there should be no questions of
what is the point in making tea?! "For this task... you will need to select a group or an individual on whose attributes you will be basing your blend on..." was that clear enough? probably not, so for the sake of clarification...
"just as we had analysed the House tea blends, you may choose to plan and produce a blend representing the attributes or qualities of a ... quidditch team? your professors? a profession? a group of friends? your family members or as I said, an individual of your choosing." "You will represent your individual or group by using herb properties which best equate to their attributes... if you need assistance with this, you're welcome to soundboard them off myself or a peer." They could discuss and interact yes? Of course. Not that they did last lesson.. which was eerie in itself.
"I'll list some examples on the board, start by brainstorming or making a selection and then identifying their attributes or qualities."
On the right hand side of the board, not taken up with previous notes, Seren formed a list of ideas and thoughts.
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Ideas for YOUR tea blend - Targets
Holyhead Harpies
Montrose Magpies
Headmistress Truebridge
Professor Flamsteed
ME
Durmstrang Institute
Beauxbaton's Academy
Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Albert Kettleburn
Hogwarts Board of Governors
YOUR family
YOUR friend(s)
Any individual or group of people of your choosing.
OOC: Start brainstorming/choosing and thinking about their attributes/qualities... the lesson will continue in approx 23 hours.