He expected these answers, and they weren’t wrong. He smiled. “Yes, thank you, Liv. And...well, they survive in the cold...but they do NEED sunlight and the heat…” he would explain in a bit, yes, if no one else did first?



He smirked at Azura’s answer, though. “I will show you what rain does to the flowers...soon,” he nodded.



He looked at Natalia for a bit when she answered. “Well...greenhouses are never cold per say..they are actually quite warm from the sunlight they absorb.” He explained gently. “But...the safety of other plants is VERY important when it comes to these flowers...and not just because of the flames.”



Paul chuckled. “Floo Flowers and Fira Igniferas are kept very hidden...as well as many herbologists and flower breeders wanting them to be kept away from the general public eye. But not...in order to keep them secret. There’s another reason for that,” he winked.



Paul blinked at Colt a few times before answering, for the boy hadn’t answered the question he asked. He hadn’t asked WHY they were studying Floo Flowers…”Well, I, uh, appreciate your input on that matter. For another time, perhaps,” and certainly not his subject area.



Paige Skeeter, stop being sooooo darn adorable. Paul was thrilled at her reactions, even if she wasn’t answering the questions he KNEW she knew the answers to.

In due time, m’dear, in due time.



HA! Paul laughed. “Really? You do think they’re cool? Let me ask you this, Miss Toussaint--why do YOU think they’re cool?” he asked, smirking.



Muggle incinerator, hmm? Paul thought for a moment, but shook his head. “No, no, not really. And the dome is...to help them create heat, sure, but it isn’t really for that purpose in the way you’re thinking. And we’ll get to the ash…” he nodded.



“Well, Tenacius, the flames would surely NOT be good for the other plants, you’re right, but these flowers don’t need extreme heat year round to survive.” HE WANTED TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING AT ONCE BUT HE HAD TO WAIT TO SEE IF ANYONE KNEW FIRST.



….Paul laughed.

And he laughed a lot, too, in a good natured way. How adorable! “They cannot explode, no. Especially not those--” he gestured at the Floo Flowers. “They don’t even really...flame the way the Fire Roses do.”



This was an interesting question! “I would hazard it’s a bit of both right now, actually. VERY good question, Harvey! Take a point!” He beamed. “But...well, some of them would, some of them wouldn’t.”



Paul noted Brian’s silence, but didn’t much mind. Brian could get away with almost anything in the eyes of Paul Myers.

And it wasn’t because of his..condition---what? No? NEVER!

Hmph.



“Well, not necessarily, m’dear, but you aren’t that far off!” he said encouragingly to the younger student.



Heh. “Maybe. Certainly the other plants would be affected…” Paul pulled his gloves on, preparing, in the very least, for what was to come.



“Well, your thoughts aren’t exactly illogical, m’dear,” he began. “But if they’re flames go out..they do not, however, die.” The flowers didn’t burn year round. BUT he would get to that in a moment.



Paul looked over at Jonas. “Are you okay, m’boy? Do you need some water?” there were iced bottles in the back.



“So, you think the soil for the Floo Flowers is a different type of soil then the fire roses have?” he shot back at Rula, smirking quite a bit. Maybe he was getting a bit ahead of himself.



Paul smiled gently. “Well, not exactly, Kitty,” but she, as others, weren’t thinking illogically! He was quite proud of their sense-making abilities.

These flowers were just...weird!

Paul paused for a moment. He didn’t want to go TOO much into what they’d find out very shortly, so, he merely replied, “They were named Floo Flowers BEFORE floo powder was invented,” he said with a nod.



Heh. Paul’s eyes were alight when he heard Junia’s cheeky answer. “No, of course not, m’dear, not you, no,” he winked.



Well, he supposed he should have guessed a Ravenclaw would give the most calculated answer! He smiled over at Cassie. “I like this answer. Yes yes, you’re right. Take a point.” She didn’t give details or answers she was guessing at...but she was still, technically, correct, and Paul admired that. He had been a Ravenclaw once, too.



No one else had anything to add? Paul smiled as he stepped up the board. “WELL I would like to look closely at the Rosa Igniferas first!” he smiled and gestured at that side of the room. The roses that were...on fire!

“Now, first thing about Rosa Igniferas is that they are not your typical hybrid plant. They are the result of a long time process of breeding fire bushes and mundane roses,” he began. “It’s taken years and years and years and YEARS but...they are they’re own breed now, of course, and they were originally bred by a man named Prometheus Rosier,” what a name, eh? He smiled. “Interestingly enough, when they were first bred, they were used to incubate and hatch orphaned dragon eggs. As far as I know, that has fallen out of practice completely.” And no longer in use. “They only flame in MIDSUMMER,” he started, “And THIS is one reason why I put them in the Greenhouse,....where they can drink up all the sun. This dome greenhouse is very good at simulating deep summer weather,” he explained. “But they live year round..can survive the bold..they just don’t flame at those times. Look at normal roses, I suppose! They burn for several hours during the days in the summer...and when the sun goes down, their flames eventually burn out.”

Was everyone getting this?

“Now, we’re going to get into simple handling of these bushes...before we move on to the Floo Flowers.” Paul was far more interesting in the grey-black cousins. He had left out ONE important detail about the fire roses, but he would CERTAINLY get to it at some point. “Handling these babies can be..difficult, since they do burn. The way herbologists have figured out how to do this is...keeping them wet.” He gave his wand a wave and sprayed a nearby bush with a well placed Aguamenti. As soon as the water hit the roses, the fire went out with a dying sizzzzzzzle noise. Paul kneeled down and touched the rose. “I can touch them and care for them all I want...see?” he smiled as he stroked the rose petals. “Now, as you can see...these roses are planted. In the ground. And I want them potted,” he stood up and stretched.

“Pots are in the back...number one rule is to KEEP THEM WET...if you see them starting to flare up, IMMEDIATELY shoot them with water. Second rule...when potting the plots, you need to scoot them up roots and all, so be careful not to harm the roots when potting them. THIRD RULE. You need to put soil in the pot, first, scoop out the bush, place the bush IN the pot, and then put more soil in.” He was going over it quickly mostly because they had learned to pot plants last term...he couldn’t remember WHICH plant he’d chosen to do it with, but yeah.

“Now, lets go!” Paul would be potting one, too. “If anyone has any questions, PLEASE ask me. Don’t forget to wear gloves, my dears!”




OOC: OKAY sorry I am so late you guys >.< I was not feeling well yesterday at all. BUT HERE WE ARE and you all have a good bit to RP potting the plants. Take however many posts you want, ask questions IC to Paul or OOC to me if you need to me <3

PS. Paul DID cast a cooling charm earlier when Blaise asked. So. It feels much better in the dome now! Thanks everyone!