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Hogwarts RPG Name: Penelope (Poppy) Willard Gryffindor First Year | Catch UP + Riddle ♥♥ Charmed One ♥♥ Queen of the North♥♥ SPOILER!!: Parts Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz
A secret super geneticist. “Ah...m’dear, I am no geneticist. I have friends--alas, not me,” he put a hand on his chest and chuckled. He wished he were, though. Making his own crossbreeds would be nice…
If not a little reckless.
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He sat atop the table in the front once more. “As Landon, Oliver both mentioned---TEMPERATURE is what changes the color, exactly. And even more specifically, our BODY heat is what does it for the roses, as Janelle said, but I must show you--” he waved his wand, and an ENORMOUS blast of HOT AIR shot out, enveloping the entire room and...changing all of the roses white. Paul waved his wand again to get rid of it. “They are VERY sensitive to temperature change, actually, and they turn WHITE to actually show they are too warm. It’s mostly helpful if they’ve been kept in the sun too long and need some shade for a few hours or day or so.”
WASN’T THAT COOL? “Now, mundane roses do turn whiter in color in the summer. So, some of you suggesting this is a magical hybrid are correct--they ARE a hybrid, created by Herbologist Theodore Wimbleton in 2065. So they’re relatively NEW to the field, as you can see. BUT with care...and love...they’re pretty similar to regular roses, as you all..will see.” Oh he smirked a bit evilly there. “First lesson of the year! So...we’re doing some easier things today, kids! Tell me the parts of the rose plant--which did you all know was a SHRUB, actually?” How funny. He slipped off the table and grabbed a piece of chalk, for once using his hand and not his wand to draw on the board. He drew a pretty simple flower. “Don’t worry about writing this stuff down. Just..let’s go over it before we get into our activity. BUT--what ARE the parts of the rose and what is their function? Tell me everything you know!” ooc: WHOOO hi again, guys! Wonderful jobs, really, I'm having an enormous amount of fun and UGH *pinches all your cheeks in love and adoration* I'll be moving on in 15 or so hours! I would like to put the points in for those of you Paul just gave points to, but I'm jetting off to class and will do that when I get out! So...HAPPY POSTING <3 Bella giggled a little her at her idea of being a super-secret geneticist. She still thought it was possible, but maybe not for Professor Myers. She listened carefully was the Professor moved on and explained that the sensitivity to temperature was the cause of turning the flowers white. "Wow," She muttered softly as the blast of hot air filled the room and all of the roses turned white before it faded away. Yes, it was cool watching all of the roses turn all at once. SPOILER!!: Labeling Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz Now, Paul was no artist, but he had done enough rose plant anatomy pictures in his time to be..decent at this at least. A final touch, he added a smiley face. It had to be a HAPPY rose, right? He smiled at his handiwork and gestured at the board. “In essence...the rose. And all the parts serve VERY specific functions--functions outlined in your textbook that I will probably not quiz you on EVER because I care more that you know how to care for these plants.”
He cleared his throat, and smirked… ”Now...time for the EXCITEMENT...” he chuckled evilly to himself. “I would like you ALL to gather in a circle here, in the front of the room, around this--” he gestured to the potted rosebush in the front of the room-- ”Rosebush!” Because surprise surprise…. “Now…” he had a hold of his wand. “I spiked your tea and water with a shrinking solution--” he said casually, “So ANY minute now, we’re going to SHRINK--and don’t worry, we’ll land right in the middle of that plant--” he had planned this out carefully. Magic was a thing. “OH and those of you who did NOT drink the tea--” Paul had taken note. He whipped his wand about and non-verbally shrunk them down to size and caaaaarefully made sure they were safely delivered onto the soil of the plant. It was time to HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS all up here-- “Any second now the rest of us should all shrink and join the others--”
And before he knew it, he was shrinking--he could see, collectively, his students all shrinking--keeping his wand poised, he made sure they all landed SAFELY without snaggling against any of those thorns...onto the soil.
The roses...towered above them. “As you all can SEE...those roses are quite a different story from down here! And exquisite and BEAUTIFUL!” it was like being in a very tall forest where the tops of the trees were flowers instead of...leaves and stuff. COOL, you see? DID THEY UNDERSTAND? “So, for today’s activity...I will be giving you all RIDDLES that have to do with...taking care of the rosebush...and you all will solving the riddles AND in turn...doing the actions! I’ll let you all gain your footing before we begin…” Ahem. There were tiny buckets...scattered around the soil, hidden behind some smaller stems and whatnot. Paul had set out a chair for himself, and was sipping his tea quite calmly in his dress as he looked around. “Is everyone...ready?” OOC: OKAY so...BEAR WITH US PLEASE! We have all now..shrunk to the size of tiny little people IN this rosebush, on the soil part. The rosebush is REALLY tall and whatnot.
I am not starting with the riddles for another 15 or so hours! Feel free to catch up if you need! Or take a breather or something lol! I love you all <3 even those of you who walked out, so much love In all of the excitement Bella had completely forgot about her tea. While everyone was shouting out the parts of a rose and functions, she opted to taking a sip of tea. Eww! Bella pushed the cup away. She didn't like tea that took more than two packs of sugar to make it taste better.
Bella got up to gathered into a circle with everyone else in the front of the room. She was ready for the excitement until... HE DRUGED US!!! She didn't like the idea of being shrunk. She wished he would have given them a heads up because the idea of getting smaller didn't settle well with her. That was coming from someone who was very claustrophobic. When the shrinking solution started to take effect, Bella closed her eyes as she got smaller and smaller and smaller. I’m only getting smaller… there’s still plenty of room to move. She thought to keep herself calm. It took her a moment to gather herself, but she was ready. SPOILER!!: Riddle Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz
Paul glanced at Katherine. And to be honest, he hadn’t thought about it...but… ”Don’t worry about the insects. We have our wands if need be,” and he just HAD to chuckle at little Rebecca’s response. “No BOOM KICK POWING them today! But also, I wouldn’t recommend petting a giant bug, Cornelius--”
HA! Precious students. “Not just yet, Olivia--you can have some more later AFTER the activity--” he grinned. Was everyone ready? “SO EVERYONE--I will say the riddle, and you all can discuss, or figure it out amongst yourselves and then...DO the action, all right?” He had made up the riddles himself, so they were probably very lame, and he KNEW It, but oh well. He didn’t mind it, heh. Made things a little bit more interesting at least. “The first riddle is as follows: This first clue is easy. I promise you this.
Don’t think too hard, or this clue you will miss.
It comes from the ground and sky,
so don’t dig too deep or fly too high.
My roses need this to survive!”
He chuckled. HAVE FUN KIDS! OOC: lol, so I made these up with Paul’s silly help so I’m really sorry if they’re SUPER lame but you know. IF by any chance people are having difficulties, Paul will help them out, but I am doubting they will be hard...not yet anyways xD Catchup posts allowed as long as you LABEL it as such, please. Ooo... riddles. Bella loved figuring out riddles. She listened careful to all of the clues and quickly pieced them together. Something that came from the ground and sky, which roses needed to survive. Well duh, that was obvious. "Water." Bella replied, as she pulled her wand from her pocket ready to help water the roses.
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