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"So the answer is, there really is no designated schedule for using minsecticide. The key thing to remember however, is that it is purely preventative, it's organic - so it won't harm the plants themselves, and that it's temporary." Seren paused here. Hoping that the few students who seemed to be caught up on infestations would absorb this information.
"So repeat applications are recommended. Particularly if you're working out doors, and if your plants require frequent watering. This will dilute the solution, so repeat applications will maintain the minsecticides effectiveness. For the sake of having an answer, I'd recommend fortnightly applications for outdoors, unless it's rainy in which case weekly is best. And monthly applications for indoors."
Now, the fun part. Getting your gloves dirty.
"Now could you please approach a work station and make sure you have the following utensils and ingredients." Tapping the board with her wand once more, a new list replaced the previous one. "You'll also need your wands today."
"If you're missing anything, please raise your hand."
OOC: The lesson will continue in approximately 11 hours.
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Sierra just stared at Bentley as the woman went on and on about the usage of minsecticides. It was sooo much information to take in at once, and Sierra found herself only taking in every other piece of information that was rattled off.
Then it was time to get started, apparently, because they were instructed to go to a work station. Sierra headed toward the nearest one and began checking to make sure she had everything she'd need. Hmm...yup, it was all there. It was a good thing, too, because just as she finished checking that the last item was there, Bentley was on to the next part of the activity.
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Hera Summoning a spare bottle of the substance from the box of equipment she had by the blackboard, Seren placed it on the Hufflepuffs work bench. There. Problem solved.
"Great, now the first thing we need to do, is warm up our pots using the chaudensis charm and fill it halfway with water."
Well? Go on. "I expect you to help your lesser experienced peers if need be." Surely they could manage that yes? Or did she have to set up a 'buddy' system for these things?
"Once you've done that, wait for the next instructions."
OOC: The last instructions for the activity will be posted in approximately 12 hours. This part of the activity (if you wish to be eligible for full participation marks) should be done in a minimum of 2 posts.
Go on? ...but what if they didn't remember the Chaudensis spell taught last term?! A whole year had gone by, Sierra would guess! She stared down at her wand, almost as if she was waiting for it to just start waving on its own. It never did, though. There was just some things magic couldn't control.
Sierra twisted her wand this way and that, waiting for the wand movement to suddenly come back to her. Finally, she moved her wand in a circular motion, and it all came back to her. She bent her wrist and moved her wand in a circular motion over the pot.
"Chaudensis!" she said. She looked down at her pot, wondering if it was warm enough. She knew she's done the spell right, though. She moved her hands closer to the pot but didn't touch it. She could feel a light heat radiating from it, and she knew it'd been heated.