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Hera · 10-08-2015, 02:02 AM

SPOILER!!: So much Professoring under here

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Originally Posted by kayquilz

“That is a very important characteristic of WHAT makes something a GOOD item in a compost. VERY good, Mr. Browne!” he clapped for the boy. All of this was going on the board, yes? Paul turned to check--yes yes, it was. Thank Merlin for magic.

“Anyone else have anything to add? You’ve all done so WELL so far!” They had a nice little list...Paul wanted to add some things, but they had compiled a niiiiiiice little list.

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Originally Posted by kayquilz

Okay. Paul waved his wand at the board, the list of items they came up with showing up immediately. “Good job, everyone. Great. I’m really proud of you all--so smart!” he smiled and tapped his wand on the blackboard. “So these are all materials we use to compost--and there is a REASON for all of this, I swear.” He nodded.

He added a few more items on the board and then glanced back at the class. “All right. These--” he nodded at the board. “Are all items you can use when composting. I did not put them into any...order or anything. But..these can be separated into different categories...and different combinations of these items will be good compost for different plants.” He took a deep breath and realized he forgot a WATER. DYING OF THIRST HERE.

Could he ask a student to get him one? Merlin. He was thirsty.

“As Norah mentioned before---plants need nitrogen---they also REALLY need carbon.” He waved his wand and rearranged the list.

Ahem. Were their brains TEEMING with new information yet? Paul chuckled to himself. “Today...if you haven’t guessed already...we are going to MAKE our very own compost. Each of you will make...a unique compost...which I am SO very excited about what you all come up with! It’s almost….like a CREATIVE process, isn’t it?” Paul thought so.

“Now..to make a compost...I am going to walk us through the steps. And I will...give notes along the way...because there are certain properties to the different materials within compost that are…..good or not good, depending on what you want.” He took a deep breath and hoped they understood.

“...Is everyone ready to MOVE ON?” he asked softly. “If anyone has ANY questions….ask me!” Paul smiled and crossed his arms over his chest.

He clapped his hands together. “OKAY! So--the very first step we’ll do---you must all come get one of these wooden things--” Things was a totally professional word, all right? “And also fill it with soil. There are buckets of soil on each of your tables….make sure you put a GOOD amount of soil in there, all right? Don’t fill it up to the top with soil--but make sure it isn’t just...covering the bottom, all right?” He would be making some compost, too, of course, heh. “So...Get your crate and DO THE THING!” he said excitedly.

“OH! And the reason these crates are nice...is that we can put them outside, where they can attract worms and other bugs to help the composting process--” he nodded.

WORMS were important.

BOOOOOOOOOOM! He knew it. Great answer. Did he get points for that one? Apparently not. That was a shame, it was likely going to be the smartest thing he'd say all lesson.

Oh welllllllll...

Zeke copied down the notes from the board, but when it was rearranged into nitrogen and carbon rich he just placed a C or an N next to the appropriate item on the list. Rewriting things was not on his list of things to do for today.

Making compost seemed odd though, like, couldn't they just mix it ALL together? Yeah? Like... a SUPER compost? Unfortunately, probably not. He supposed though, he could pick 'ingredients' that complimented each other? Like, flavours? Could plants TASTE them? Was that a thing? "Professor, I'm sure mundane plants couldn't, but can some plants actually taste this stuff?" The compost. Could they?

After grabbing his wooden thing, heh, he filled the bottom bit with soil and returned it to his station.

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Hera DMC Abraxan Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, AU (GMT +8) Posts: 25,070 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jasper Hart First Year x10 x10	Q for Professssorrrr ½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf SPOILER!!: So much Professoring under here Quote: Originally Posted by kayquilz “That is a very important characteristic of WHAT makes something a GOOD item in a compost. VERY good, Mr. Browne!” he clapped for the boy. All of this was going on the board, yes? Paul turned to check--yes yes, it was. Thank Merlin for magic. “Anyone else have anything to add? You’ve all done so WELL so far!” They had a nice little list...Paul wanted to add some things, but they had compiled a niiiiiiice little list. Quote: Originally Posted by kayquilz Okay. Paul waved his wand at the board, the list of items they came up with showing up immediately. “Good job, everyone. Great. I’m really proud of you all--so smart!” he smiled and tapped his wand on the blackboard. “So these are all materials we use to compost--and there is a REASON for all of this, I swear.” He nodded. He added a few more items on the board and then glanced back at the class. “All right. These--” he nodded at the board. “Are all items you can use when composting. I did not put them into any...order or anything. But..these can be separated into different categories...and different combinations of these items will be good compost for different plants.” He took a deep breath and realized he forgot a WATER. DYING OF THIRST HERE. Could he ask a student to get him one? Merlin. He was thirsty. “As Norah mentioned before---plants need nitrogen---they also REALLY need carbon.” He waved his wand and rearranged the list. Ahem. Were their brains TEEMING with new information yet? Paul chuckled to himself. “Today...if you haven’t guessed already...we are going to MAKE our very own compost. Each of you will make...a unique compost...which I am SO very excited about what you all come up with! It’s almost….like a CREATIVE process, isn’t it?” Paul thought so. “Now..to make a compost...I am going to walk us through the steps. And I will...give notes along the way...because there are certain properties to the different materials within compost that are…..good or not good, depending on what you want.” He took a deep breath and hoped they understood. “...Is everyone ready to MOVE ON?” he asked softly. “If anyone has ANY questions….ask me!” Paul smiled and crossed his arms over his chest. He clapped his hands together. “OKAY! So--the very first step we’ll do---you must all come get one of these wooden things--” Things was a totally professional word, all right? “And also fill it with soil. There are buckets of soil on each of your tables….make sure you put a GOOD amount of soil in there, all right? Don’t fill it up to the top with soil--but make sure it isn’t just...covering the bottom, all right?” He would be making some compost, too, of course, heh. “So...Get your crate and DO THE THING!” he said excitedly. “OH! And the reason these crates are nice...is that we can put them outside, where they can attract worms and other bugs to help the composting process--” he nodded. WORMS were important. BOOOOOOOOOOM! He knew it. Great answer. Did he get points for that one? Apparently not. That was a shame, it was likely going to be the smartest thing he'd say all lesson. Oh welllllllll... Zeke copied down the notes from the board, but when it was rearranged into nitrogen and carbon rich he just placed a C or an N next to the appropriate item on the list. Rewriting things was not on his list of things to do for today. Making compost seemed odd though, like, couldn't they just mix it ALL together? Yeah? Like... a SUPER compost? Unfortunately, probably not. He supposed though, he could pick 'ingredients' that complimented each other? Like, flavours? Could plants TASTE them? Was that a thing? "Professor, I'm sure mundane plants couldn't, but can some plants actually taste this stuff?" The compost. Could they? After grabbing his wooden thing, heh, he filled the bottom bit with soil and returned it to his station. __________________