Originally Posted by SilverTiger

Renée had to quickly hide a smile as Simon seemed to want to be the first to answer her question. The Hufflepuff at least showed a certain willingness to try, which seemed appropriate for his House, but his answers always seemed a bit left of center. She’d managed to rein in her amusement by the time she turned to him, however. “Not quite, Simon. Although it does involve flowers,” she replied with a smile. It was a good guess, even if it had been slightly amusing, and she wasn’t about to let him think otherwise. He did still seem like he either was trying to sound unintelligent or trying to be amusing, though. It was hard to really pin down.

Continuing to move around the classroom, she selected a daisy out of one of the myriad containers and held it up for the students to see. “However, for this lesson I think we’ll focus more on the other form that was mentioned. The idea that flowers each hold meanings, and we can transmit messages through those meanings. As Nika mentioned regarding the daisy, it generally stands for innocence, cheer, purity, faith and simplicity. It also can symbolize loyalty when it comes to love. and even hidden beauty.” The last more specifically involving red daisies. She replaced the daisy in a container again, however, before returning her attention to the class. “Does anyone want to suggest a possible meaning or two for some other relatively well-known flowers?” She hoped they didn’t get too creative when it came to suggesting meanings, but the looseness of the question did in fact lead her to wonder. It was too late now, though, and part of her looked forward to the possibilities.[/COLOR]