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*Holmesian Feline* · 10-24-2024, 06:05 PM

Professor Cole started a list on the board labeled one to six to add to the notes. It appeared he wasn’t the only one amused at the thought of that first encounter, noticing the chuckle from Atreyu-Rehman as he turned back around. And could almost see the wheels turning in the boy’s head as he looked over the provided specimens. “Correct,” he confirmed with a smile and nod at the mention of goosegrass, its name soon written next to Plant #2. Ms. Beery got a little closer to the various plants, but knowingly obeyed the no touch rule and Marcus watched as she observed the assortment.

“Indeed,” he confirmed, the shrivelfig added under Plant #1 on the list. “I suspected it might be one of the more recognizable.” They were, after all, quite edible and enjoyable, besides the other characteristics the girl shared. “And correct on the stinging nettle…it is the main reason to be careful with this collection. The color gained, I assure you, is worth it though. “ The nettle appearing next to its corresponding Plant #5. As for the last guess, it was close but not quite what he was looking for. “They do look quite similar, and both have been around and used for centuries for their various uses,” he remarked as he moved to add the correct name under Plant #3. “But alas, Ms Murray, this plant is woad. Interestingly enough, its usage as a dye is actually in its scientific name…Isatis TINCToria…as tincture is dyeing in Latin.”

SPOILER!!: Board

“Great job everyone.” With a wave of his wand hand, the other two plant names were added in, the muggle black walnut tree, and the magical Moly. The professor then lifted a collection of small buckets to the desktop. “Now I want you to come up and take two buckets and carefully collect a couple of samples of whatever plant you chose. Be sure to wear your gloves if handling the nettle,” he instructed as he moved to give them space. “Then return to your seats and work on trying your hand at making a couple of dyes. It doesn’t take much to make the simple ones…just crushing the part of the plant to use in your mortar and pestle and add to water in your buckets.” Said needed ingredient added to the board.

SPOILER!!: Board continued

“Now have at…you may be surprised to see what each plant makes in way of dye.” Some might be obvious but there were some interesting combos. The woad was definitely a surprise given the color it appears naturally.

Ooc: Wonderful work. This will be last step before the fun activity. For reference since some aren’t recorded: goosegrass gets red, moly gets a metallic goldish, stinging nettle gets green, woad is deep blue, and walnut is black. Hoping to move onto activity on Saturday.

10-24-2024, 06:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
Holmesian Feline Chimaera Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Baker Street Posts: 30,194 Hogwarts RPG Name: Marcus Briody Cole Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Nadia Atreyu-Rehman Gryffindor Sixth Year x8 x8	Toothless - Napoleon of Crime - Gryffinclaw - Owl Emissary - Pirate Auror - DoctorDonna Professor Cole started a list on the board labeled one to six to add to the notes. It appeared he wasn’t the only one amused at the thought of that first encounter, noticing the chuckle from Atreyu-Rehman as he turned back around. And could almost see the wheels turning in the boy’s head as he looked over the provided specimens. “Correct,” he confirmed with a smile and nod at the mention of goosegrass, its name soon written next to Plant #2. Ms. Beery got a little closer to the various plants, but knowingly obeyed the no touch rule and Marcus watched as she observed the assortment. “Indeed,” he confirmed, the shrivelfig added under Plant #1 on the list. “I suspected it might be one of the more recognizable.” They were, after all, quite edible and enjoyable, besides the other characteristics the girl shared. “And correct on the stinging nettle…it is the main reason to be careful with this collection. The color gained, I assure you, is worth it though. “ The nettle appearing next to its corresponding Plant #5. As for the last guess, it was close but not quite what he was looking for. “They do look quite similar, and both have been around and used for centuries for their various uses,” he remarked as he moved to add the correct name under Plant #3. “But alas, Ms Murray, this plant is woad. Interestingly enough, its usage as a dye is actually in its scientific name…Isatis TINCToria…as tincture is dyeing in Latin.” SPOILER!!: Board Plant 1 – Shrivelfig Plant 2 – Goosegrass Plant 3 – Woad Plant 4 – Moly Plant 5 – Stinging Nettle Plant 6 - Walnut “Great job everyone.” With a wave of his wand hand, the other two plant names were added in, the muggle black walnut tree, and the magical Moly. The professor then lifted a collection of small buckets to the desktop. “Now I want you to come up and take two buckets and carefully collect a couple of samples of whatever plant you chose. Be sure to wear your gloves if handling the nettle,” he instructed as he moved to give them space. “Then return to your seats and work on trying your hand at making a couple of dyes. It doesn’t take much to make the simple ones…just crushing the part of the plant to use in your mortar and pestle and add to water in your buckets.” Said needed ingredient added to the board. SPOILER!!: Board continued Plant 1 – Shrivelfig - fruit Plant 2 – Goosegrass - roots (exposed in this case for easy collection) Plant 3 – Woad - flower Plant 4 – Moly - flower Plant 5 – Stinging Nettle - stem Plant 6 - Walnut – nut “Now have at…you may be surprised to see what each plant makes in way of dye.” Some might be obvious but there were some interesting combos. The woad was definitely a surprise given the color it appears naturally. Ooc: Wonderful work. This will be last step before the fun activity. For reference since some aren’t recorded: goosegrass gets red, moly gets a metallic goldish, stinging nettle gets green, woad is deep blue, and walnut is black. Hoping to move onto activity on Saturday. __________________ Last edited by Holmesian Feline; 10-24-2024 at 08:15 PM.