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Waterloo · 05-19-2010, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl

Hmm, no dangerous plants trying to attack his arms just yet. All right, maybe this aloe vera stuff wouldn't be too dangerous either. Fletcher cautiously plucked a leaf out of the basket and then passed it on. He held the leaf up to his eye to examine it more closely and then raised his hand for the professor's question.

"Aloe vera originates from Northern Africa, and uh, there's written records of it dating back to....." he squinted as he tried to recall the date, "3500 BC, I believe."

"Right you are, Mister..?" He didn't know this kid's name. But he was right. "It's been used for it's medicinal uses for thousands of years." So it had to be good, didnt it?

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Originally Posted by Poisonedbyyou

Alooooe! Well that was just a wonderful reminder of the lovely potions class Abby had recently had. Bleh.

Shaking away thoughts of said ~~horrible~~ potions class, Abby took a fleshy leaf from the basket before passing it on. She softly pressed a nail into one end of the leaf. Some sort of greenish yellow sap oozed out in response. She raised her hand. "Professor, aloe vera actually has two types of liquid in it. There's the gel, of course, but then there's another sort of sappy liquid that actually does the opposite that the gel does. It's an irritant," she said, wiping her fingernail on her bag.

"An irritant, that's correct." He noticed the way Abby wiped her finger and smiled. "It's quite harmless really, just don't put your fingers in your mouth after touching it." He made sure everyone heard that. But surely they weren't silly enough to do that anyway.

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Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter

Cadence raised her hands, once again surprised that she had learned something in potions. "Professor, it is used in burn-healing unctions," she said with a smile as she took a leaf and passed them on.

"Yes, aloe vera can soothe burns dramatically, and evidence also shows that it quickens the healing process!" Despite being a mundane plant, he found it quite magical. "It can help soothe all sorts of burns. Burns caused by direct contact with fire or hot surfaces or .."

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Originally Posted by Snape'sGirlThru&Thru

Hm...aloe vera. Vashti was quite certain she'd heard of that before, but where was it? After taking a leaf from the basket when it was passed to her, she finally remembered - or thought she did anywy. She raised her hand and answered, "Isn't aloe vera used to help heal sunburns?" Or was that something else? Hm...

"Sunburns, yes!" He carried on, giving the leaf he had hold of a little wave. "Lot's of sunburn cosmetic care contains aloe vera for this very reason."

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Originally Posted by harrypottterbroadway

Keeley grinned as she recieved the basket. Aloe was sooo soothing to the skin. Aaand, it smelled super duper good! At least in her opinion. Brushing a lock of indigo hair aside, she wracked her brain for some aloe fun facts. Hmm... she got one! Raising her hand, the girl said, "The cool gel stuff inside the leaf contains over 75 different nutritional stuff like minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and other good stuff." Dude, if that answer didn't get her points, then nothing would.

Sage grinned back when the girl called the gel 'cool.' He agreed, it was pretty cool. "You're right too! It contains loads of good stuff. "And all that good stuff added together.. well, that's why aloe vera's so nifty!"

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Originally Posted by Walrus

Jacob took one of the aloe leaves. Her turned it in his hand then passed on the basket. What were they going to do with it? He raised his free hand and first said his name then his answer "I'm Jacob Blunt, and well they store water cause they grow in arid climates" he looked back down at the plant

"Another good fact," Sage approved. He gave his leaf a little squeeze in demonstration. "Feel how squishy and fleshy the leaf is? Very succulent. It stores it's water just beneath the surface."

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Originally Posted by destinyjazzhands

As the basket of aloe was passed around, Destiny picked up a piece for herself and examined it. Hmm..well, the obvious thing about the aloe was it is GREEN! And it also had these little teethy things on it.

Not as scary as Devil's Snare, though.

Passing the basket along, she raised her hand, "The aloe plant is resistant to most insects."

No bug would be onmoming this plant.

"Yes, they're quite easy to maintain as it's able to resist most pests," Sage nodded at Destiny's answer. "There are some bugs and aphid that can harm it's health slightly though."

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Originally Posted by individual

What? People mentioned aloe vera? Evelyn must have...purposely blocked those answers out. Taking the basket, she looked at the leaves in there, just...staring. That is, before quickly taking a leaf and dropping it on the table as if it had a disease, and practically forcing the basket away from her and to the next person. She had to remind herself that they were not in potions, and the teacher would not be setting them on fire...

...Right?

"The aloe plant is usually found in dry climates." she said after slowly raising her hand, and...slowly lowering it. Eh. Aloe plant. Vera. Whatever.

"Thank you, Evelyn." Sage smiled politely as she participated in the little discussion with a fact. "Hence the reason it needs to keep a store of water."

"Nice work everyone, now we're going to get a closer look at the gel inside the leaf. The gel with all the 'healing powers.'" Sage moved to the table infront of him again, laying the leaf flat on the surface. "This process is often known as 'milking aloe vera,' the professor explained as he carefully retrieved his wand.

"For this we'll be using the severing charm, like so." Muttering the incantation 'diffindo,' Sage directed his wand first up either side of the leaf, neatly trimming off the slightly spiny sides. "By cutting off the edges, we're making the gel easier accessible."

He then moved his wand to cut vertically lengthwise through the center of the leaf, cutting it neatly into two pieces which he proceeded to hold up. "After slicing down the middle, you can see the gel is encased inside."

He ran his index finger inside, collecting a goopful of the thick, clear gel-like substance. "Go ahead and 'milk your aloe vera,'" he said to the class, "if anyone needs help with their severing charm ask me or one of your peers."

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Waterloo Occamy Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 63,509 Hogwarts RPG Name: Cora Dredworth Sixth Year x1	connoisseur of comfort ❅ Crayola's Wibby Mrs Alex Turner ❅ Netflix and meow Quote: Originally Posted by BanaBatGirl Hmm, no dangerous plants trying to attack his arms just yet. All right, maybe this aloe vera stuff wouldn't be too dangerous either. Fletcher cautiously plucked a leaf out of the basket and then passed it on. He held the leaf up to his eye to examine it more closely and then raised his hand for the professor's question. "Aloe vera originates from Northern Africa, and uh, there's written records of it dating back to....." he squinted as he tried to recall the date, "3500 BC, I believe." "Right you are, Mister..?" He didn't know this kid's name. But he was right. "It's been used for it's medicinal uses for thousands of years." So it had to be good, didnt it? Quote: Originally Posted by Poisonedbyyou Alooooe! Well that was just a wonderful reminder of the lovely potions class Abby had recently had. Bleh. Shaking away thoughts of said ~~horrible~~ potions class, Abby took a fleshy leaf from the basket before passing it on. She softly pressed a nail into one end of the leaf. Some sort of greenish yellow sap oozed out in response. She raised her hand. "Professor, aloe vera actually has two types of liquid in it. There's the gel, of course, but then there's another sort of sappy liquid that actually does the opposite that the gel does. It's an irritant," she said, wiping her fingernail on her bag. "An irritant, that's correct." He noticed the way Abby wiped her finger and smiled. "It's quite harmless really, just don't put your fingers in your mouth after touching it." He made sure everyone heard that. But surely they weren't silly enough to do that anyway. Quote: Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter Cadence raised her hands, once again surprised that she had learned something in potions. "Professor, it is used in burn-healing unctions," she said with a smile as she took a leaf and passed them on. "Yes, aloe vera can soothe burns dramatically, and evidence also shows that it quickens the healing process!" Despite being a mundane plant, he found it quite magical. "It can help soothe all sorts of burns. Burns caused by direct contact with fire or hot surfaces or .." Quote: Originally Posted by Snape'sGirlThru&Thru Hm...aloe vera. Vashti was quite certain she'd heard of that before, but where was it? After taking a leaf from the basket when it was passed to her, she finally remembered - or thought she did anywy. She raised her hand and answered, "Isn't aloe vera used to help heal sunburns?" Or was that something else? Hm... "Sunburns, yes!" He carried on, giving the leaf he had hold of a little wave. "Lot's of sunburn cosmetic care contains aloe vera for this very reason." Quote: Originally Posted by harrypottterbroadway Keeley grinned as she recieved the basket. Aloe was sooo soothing to the skin. Aaand, it smelled super duper good! At least in her opinion. Brushing a lock of indigo hair aside, she wracked her brain for some aloe fun facts. Hmm... she got one! Raising her hand, the girl said, "The cool gel stuff inside the leaf contains over 75 different nutritional stuff like minerals, vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and other good stuff." Dude, if that answer didn't get her points, then nothing would. Sage grinned back when the girl called the gel 'cool.' He agreed, it was pretty cool. "You're right too! It contains loads of good stuff. "And all that good stuff added together.. well, that's why aloe vera's so nifty!" Quote: Originally Posted by Walrus Jacob took one of the aloe leaves. Her turned it in his hand then passed on the basket. What were they going to do with it? He raised his free hand and first said his name then his answer "I'm Jacob Blunt, and well they store water cause they grow in arid climates" he looked back down at the plant "Another good fact," Sage approved. He gave his leaf a little squeeze in demonstration. "Feel how squishy and fleshy the leaf is? Very succulent. It stores it's water just beneath the surface." Quote: Originally Posted by destinyjazzhands As the basket of aloe was passed around, Destiny picked up a piece for herself and examined it. Hmm..well, the obvious thing about the aloe was it is GREEN! And it also had these little teethy things on it. Not as scary as Devil's Snare, though. Passing the basket along, she raised her hand, "The aloe plant is resistant to most insects." No bug would be onmoming this plant. "Yes, they're quite easy to maintain as it's able to resist most pests," Sage nodded at Destiny's answer. "There are some bugs and aphid that can harm it's health slightly though." Quote: Originally Posted by individual What? People mentioned aloe vera? Evelyn must have...purposely blocked those answers out. Taking the basket, she looked at the leaves in there, just...staring. That is, before quickly taking a leaf and dropping it on the table as if it had a disease, and practically forcing the basket away from her and to the next person. She had to remind herself that they were not in potions, and the teacher would not be setting them on fire... ...Right? "The aloe plant is usually found in dry climates." she said after slowly raising her hand, and...slowly lowering it. Eh. Aloe plant. Vera. Whatever. "Thank you, Evelyn." Sage smiled politely as she participated in the little discussion with a fact. "Hence the reason it needs to keep a store of water." "Nice work everyone, now we're going to get a closer look at the gel inside the leaf. The gel with all the 'healing powers.'" Sage moved to the table infront of him again, laying the leaf flat on the surface. "This process is often known as 'milking aloe vera,' the professor explained as he carefully retrieved his wand. "For this we'll be using the severing charm, like so." Muttering the incantation 'diffindo,' Sage directed his wand first up either side of the leaf, neatly trimming off the slightly spiny sides. "By cutting off the edges, we're making the gel easier accessible." He then moved his wand to cut vertically lengthwise through the center of the leaf, cutting it neatly into two pieces which he proceeded to hold up. "After slicing down the middle, you can see the gel is encased inside." He ran his index finger inside, collecting a goopful of the thick, clear gel-like substance. "Go ahead and 'milk your aloe vera,'" he said to the class, "if anyone needs help with their severing charm ask me or one of your peers." __________________ _____________Take part in our Higgledy Piggledy House Cup!