02-11-2020, 01:16 AM
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| Chizpurfle
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Noble let them practice for a few minutes, eyes moving from student to student as he monitored their progress. It wasn’t too complicated a charm, and no one seemed to be having too many problems – at least, no moreso than usual – so before too long it was time to be moving on. He clapped his hands together to gather their attention.
“It seems like most of you have the hang of it…so, let’s move on.” He moved around his desk, pulling on his own lab coat and a pair of dragon hide gloves. Things were about to get a whole lot more serious. “Today we’ll be starting to learn how to dissect and harvest organs from one of the creatures mentioned earlier: frogs.” He opened the lid of the box, pulling out one of the frogs and placing it on a dissecting tray to show them. Honestly, about now was when he expected the protests to start…if not some retching noises too. “The frogs we’ll be using are American bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, an invasive species in the United Kingdom that predates on our own indigenous frog species. They are fresh from the source in South England, killed humanely and then preserved under the same charm you were just practicing.” So responsibly sourced, and good for the environment to be taken from the wild.
He straightened the dissection tray on the desk in front of him, before continuing. “You will each get a frog to work on over the next couple of lessons – I want you to be able to take time and care over your work.” If possible, his expression then turned more serious. “Before you get one though, I have some ground rules. This lesson is a privilege, not a right. Poor behaviour will not be tolerated, nor is any wastage. I welcome enthusiasm, but not stupidity. Any ingredients you harvest are to be bottled for later use, and any other loose parts are to stay on your dissecting tray.” His gaze briefly skimmed the room, pausing on a few he thought might have problems taking this seriously. They knew who they were.
He also knew that for all of the students disgusted by the thought of even seeing a dead frog, not alone dissecting one…there were a number eager and ready to get started. So…best get to it. “For the dissection, you will need dissecting scissors, pins, a probe and forceps.” He held them up in turn as he spoke, so they could identify which was which in case they weren’t sure. “If you don’t have these in your standard kit, you will find some in the cupboards at the back of the classroom. I also recommend that you open your textbook to page fifty-seven before starting, where you’ll find a couple of handy reference diagrams of what you’re looking for.” And best to do that before their hands were gross.
“Once you’ve laid those out neatly on your desk and have your protective equipment – lab coat, safety glasses and gloves – on, you may proceed to collect a frog on a dissecting tray. Whilst you’re waiting for everyone to get theirs, try and identify some of the external features listed in your textbook: the mouth, external nares, tympani, eyes and nictitating membranes.”
He’d lead them in lifting the preservation spell and making the first cuts momentarily. ooc: if you would like a visual guide for the dissection, the link I'm using is here
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