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Harry174 Simon looked at Kurumi, he was now staring at her, listening to her every word, he had no idea why, the only person he paid this much attention to was his parents, he didn't even pay this much attention to his girlfriend, he had a feeling it was because she had shouted at him and told him if he didn't pay attention she was leaving.
Simon drank a bit more of his drink and then he finally spoke. "I can't think of anything else." He sighed. "Can you think of anything?" He wanted to get the most ideas of everyone so that Kurumi could see that he did work hard sometimes.
Kurumi looked up and down their parchment, comparing and contrasting the list they had brainstormed as a class with what her and Simon had come up with. It seemed as though their ideas covered all the aspects they had covered as a class, so perhaps their ideas were enough? "
We covered all the more practical ideas," she smiled turning her violet gaze back to Simon. "
So we could either say we are done or try to come up with some unconventional ideas such as...hiring the aid of the Department of Environmental Protection to come." Which actually was entirely possible since her father's best mate worked there at the moment.
Giggling softly, Kurumi looked back at Simon. "
Shall I add that to the list?"
SPOILER!!: zee parchyment
Herbology III - Identifying Plants (pair activity) Kurumi Hollingberry // Gryffindor // & Simon Leonarder De Simpson III // Hufflepuff // What do we look at when we identify plants? Leaf shape- Size height, width etc.
- Spikes, thorns, fangs etc.
- Colour plant, petals etc.
- Movement
- Reproductive structure
- Flower shape bell, plate, cup etc.
Plant properties- Nuts/berries shape, size, colour etc.
- Bark colour, shape, texture etc.
- Root System size, colour, level of exposure etc.
Cautions- Biochemical secretions oil, pus, sap, spores etc.
- Stings
- Poisons
- Animals/insects
- Bites fangs and teeth
- Grabby vines, pincers etc.
- Flammable
- Explosive
- Jumpy
- Omnivorous
How to identify a plant without looking at its physical characteristics- taste the plant (only in tiny amounts)
- feel the plant for its shape and texture
- play music to the plant and see how it reacts
- smell it
- listen to the plant - how the wind blows through its leaves and what not
- find someone who can identify it for you
- check soil surrounding the plant