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SPOILER!!: Hady, Angel, Lux Quote:
Originally Posted by SpiritWolfe Malfoy  Straightening up in her seat, her feet swinging gently back and forth due to the fact that she wasn't able to reach the floor still Hady's attention was on Professor Millard. It was clear the moment he asked about toadstools that that was what they'd be working with today.
As he made a toadstool appear in front of each of them she removed her gloves from her bag and slipped them on. Taking out her wand she cast a very quick 'Scourgify' on her gloves. Pocketing her wand once more she picked up the toadstool in one hand examining it closely for a long moment.
Right now she wasn't sure which one this was though she had a few ideas. Pulling out her textbook she flipped it open to the section on toadstools. Skimming down each page until she found the one she wanted...from the picture and what it said about it she thought that was the one in her hand. Slowly raising her hand she gave her answer. "Is this the...I hope I say this correctly...the um Hygrocybe calyptriformis? Though most know it as the Pink Waxcap..." She probably messed up on saying it but yeah hopefully he knew what she meant. Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry174 Angel was not feeling at all well today, she loved Herbology but her head was aching like crazy and she was forgetting a lot of things which meant she had missed the first question and now she was confused about the second question, though she was just going to wing it and hope that no one would care.
"Is it the Russula betularum?" Angel decided that was one plant she could think of, though she had a feeling she would be wrong because it just didn't seem right... why did her headache have to come when her favourite lesson was happening. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy What a sad bunch of toadstools.
Pouting, Lux looked at the one in front of her wanting to look after it and make it healthier. Since she wasn't sure how exactly to do that with fungus, she decided to leave it for the moment. Maybe that would be a part of the lesson; that would be fun because she had enjoyed caring for sick plants last term.
Professor Millard wanted them to guess what was in front of them, and Lux had no clue so time to look at the textbook. Flipping to the correct page she was surprised to see how many varieties of toadstools there were. Looking back and forth between her sad toadstool and the book, she finally had a guess. Raising her hand she said, "Is that a Pink Waxcap?" These children were very observant! And they were excellent at pronouncing difficult names. Thankfully, the toadstool on the agenda today was much easier to pronounce. "Excellent guesses!!!!" Archie bounced a bit. Could they tell he was excited by their brains???? "Your suggestions are very similar looking to this one." He gestured to the withered one in front of him, "pink cap, and a white stem." Just to clarify the colours just in case any other students only noticed the brown.
"Wonderful. Take 2 points each for your great observations!!!" SPOILER!!: Zeke Quote:
Originally Posted by Hera Zeke assumed that he was right with the colour thing, though he didn't really get any indication that he was right. Confused. He was confused. He needed ANSWERS... he needed to know THESE things. He tapped the flat of his fingers on the table quietly, his lips pursed from the tension of feeling uncertain.
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Toadstools though, they really DID look unwell. Like... whoops? It was funny though, that the new HERBOLOGY Professor was responsible for almost killing them. Luuuulz.
He really had no idea what kind of toadstool it was, and everyone's scientific answers weren't helping his case. They were all glorified mushrooms as far as he was concerned. Nevertheless, his hand half-raised hesitantly, he offered a response. "A lucky toadstool?" .... yeah, NO IDEA. Archie snorted a bit inadvertently before clearing his throat to answer. "Lucky? Not these toadstools, unfortunately." Really wasn't funny. Embarrassing, actually. "Check your book again, take a real close look at the colour left in the cap and stem. Good job for trying, though." Have a point or two! Archie did love a good student that tried to answer rather than not at all. This kid seemed like one of those. SPOILER!!: AJ Quote:
Originally Posted by PhoenixStar They were a fungus. AJ got the answer right on the nose. Look at her being all knowing in the plant department. Once the next question was asked though, she was firmly put back in her place. AJ had no idea what kind of toadstool that was. People were throwing all complicated names, and AJ was over here like... what?
She snorted at Zeke's answer. That sounded good to her. Could she just say ditto? Because that was the only thing that was coming to mind right now. Maybe she would actually have to open up her textbook. Man, how she hated doing that.
Flip, flip. Her finger landed on a name that sounded pretty cool, and AJ decided to go with that one. How bad could it be? Her hand was raised. "Coprinus comatus?" Yeah, that was a question. Archie tilted his head to the side and glanced at the toadstool, wondering how on Earth the girl had come to that conclusion. "Nope! Take another look. Remember, it's a magic toadstool..." As opposed to a regular kind. "... pink cap, white stem." Archie nodded to the girl, and eyed her textbook in front of her. SPOILER!!: Toby Quote:
Originally Posted by Felixir If you put something in front of Toby, there was always every possibility that he was going to pick that something up and fiddle with it. Poor impulse control, perpetual fidgeting, easily distracted; all things that contributed to that sort of stuff.
So as soon as the toadstools appeared in front of them, Toby's hands went straight for it. Luckily, he had the sense to stop himself before touching it and pulled on his dragonhide gloves like Professor Millard had done. Speaking of... he'd not said they couldn't touch, right? The Hufflepuff couldn't remember now.
Toby was better at remembering things in Herbology than he was in perhaps any other subject (except maybe Ancient Runes), but he still didn't remember the various names and characteristics of the many many many toadstools in the world. He didn't want to use his textbook to find the answer, but Toby thought it was a good idea to at least check once he had a vague idea of what the answer might be. But before he could do that, he was raising his hand.
"It could be the Vol... the... Volvo- no, Volvalaria... wait, no. I... hang on..." With his free hand, Toby quickly rifled through his textbook to the where there was a list of names of plants and tried to very quickly locate the one he meant. "... the Volvariella Pusilla." Yeah, no, he'd never had remembered that without checking.
He didn't even know if it was right, but other kids had said other things, so why not mix it up the answers and stuff? The one he'd mentioned was like, suuuuuper pale pink, which was why he'd thought of it for the toadstool he held in his hand. Ah, even more observant! Archie had a feeling he would be dishing out the points in buckets today. "Great pronunciation." He grinned as the kid finally got to the end after checking. "Not the one that is in front of us today, but that was a very good guess. Take two points for that, Toby!" SPOILER!!: Adi, Beverly! CORRECT ANSWER, WOOT Quote:
Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Ohh looky! They all had a toadystool! Though they didn't look right... something was off with them? Hmm. Adi leaned a tad bit closer to his as Professor Groundskeeper explained that the toadstools had been neglected over the summer then promptly went into a bit of a cough fit. Adi's eyes flicked towards Angel, wondering what she thought about such treatment of the fungi. She most likely disapproved.
Adi grinned at Zeke's answer. He knew it probably wasn't right but hey, it was still funny. Lifting a hand up, he volunteered an answer. "Talking toadstools.'' He wasn't fully sure but he was mostly confident about that. Quote:
Originally Posted by Deezerz She needed her textbook. Beverly wasn't a herbology wiz and it wasn't her best subject, but she did her research and got informed. Unlike her brother who could point out random facts. What a know-it-all that Kennedy was.
Skimming through some pages, she landed on the toadstool area and found what she'd been looking for. The Prefect raised her hand. "I'm going to go with Talking Toadstool considering its white stem and sort of pale pink cap." Though it was changing colors.
You know who wouldn't like that? Professor Bentley if she were here. M'hm. AHHHHHH YESSSSSSSS... AT LAST!
"CORRECT!!" Archie jumped up and clapped his hands. Just once. "Today we are looking at Talking Toadstools! Well, they aren't doing much talking at the moment. But hopefully they'll all be chattering away by the end of the lesson." He would go into more detail on the subject in a moment... SPOILER!!: Dante Quote:
Originally Posted by Meizzner Oh, it was a potion ingredient and could be poisonous. Well alright then. Not bad for something called a toadstool. And at least he was honest about the toadstool in front of Dante. It looked like it had seen much better days. It is true.
So yeah. Dante did not know a thing about toadstools other than what he just said about them. So he opened his textbook and the names of these looked like they were in a foreign language. Even if Dante could find the right one. Could he even say it's name.
"A very unique toadstool?"
That was all he got.
Sorry, Professor M. Heh, Archie liked this one.
He chuckled a bit. "Very, very unique. Once these toadstools are restored you will see why!!" As much as they were super cool, they also got very annoying after a while. He didn't expect the students to appreciate them for long. SPOILER!!: Emmylou Quote:
Originally Posted by DinosaursOnASpaceship Emmylou looked at the professor with a puzzled look smeared on her face. She knew stuff about muggle and wizarding plants but that not much. Just the basics because wizard plants creeped her out. Well most of the creeped her out. Emmylou wrote some notes down because she knew that she wouldn't be able to remember any of this at all. There was a chance that she would need to know this for the homework assignment.
HOLY WORDS!
The fifth year didn't even understand what the man was saying. It was like his words were mashing together into one big, large word that made no sense at all. She wanted to answer but she knew that she wouldn't be able to. Emmylou looked through her textbook to see if she would be able to find anything about what they were talking about. "I don't what the right word is but they look very sick." Would ill have been a better word choice? Archie understood that it was quite a hard question. A random toadstool in front of them with only a dash of its original colour left. He applauded all of the kids for trying. Even the ones who were quietly observing and not attacking his teaching. Ha. "They are very sick, yes..." He tapped his chin, paused, and then continued. "Which brings me on to the next part of our lesson!!!" ----------------
Now, to end this small identification, Archie raised his arms up to indicate that they were moving on again. He felt like he needed to since he was shorter than half of these kids. "For anyone who didn't hear Miss Wayne and Mr Rehman, today we are looking after Talking Toadstools. YES, they talk... when they are... fully functioning, of course." He scratched the back of his head and paused for a moment before continuing. "When I say 'talk', I actually mean they mimic human sounds or phrases. Whilst a very fun little plant, it shouldn't be spoken to for long periods of time. Apart from being quite annoying, they can also caught slight mental fatigue and mild cases of hysteria... PAUSE. "Not to worry about that, though!" Archie grinned wide.
Moving on, "This is where today's lesson ties in with last terms." Kind of. "I would like us to try and restore these unhealthy toadstools today, ready for us to pot and plant! Before we begin the practical, does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how we could restore the toadstools back to their original state? What could we use, for example?" Perhaps students from last term could recall Andrew Walton's lesson on sick plants. ooc: Class will continue tomorrow. Probably around this time! <3
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