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Professor Virohsa nodded. "Very good! 4 pts for ravenclaw and 4 pts for Gryffindor. Any other ideas of dangerous qualities?", she asked the class.

"how about the oders plants produce some could have harmful ones" amy said but after she had said it it sounded dumb

"what about things like fly traps that bite you?" kassie said raising her hand.

Prancie raised her hand, "I have seen plants that give a very sweet scent to lure you to come closer, then infect you when you get to close."

Professor Virohsa frowned. "Odors? Fly traps?", she said confused. She wasn't sure what they meant. She then looked at Prancie.. "Well, infect like how?", she said getting impatient. It seemed that some of the students were just repeating information.

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Professor Virohsa nodded. "Very good! 4 pts for ravenclaw and 4 pts for Gryffindor. Any other ideas of dangerous qualities?", she asked the class.

lizzy was glad she had earned points for gryffindor, they desperately needed them. she considered the professor for a moment then said, "professor, as well as harming you physically, are they any plants that harm you mentally, either by some sort of aroma or a substance they produce?"

"what about plants like roses that poke you?'' kassie said trying again

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Prancie was happy that the professor seemed to be interested in her answer, "Well, professor, I can think of very pretty plants that are very poisenus. Hemlock forexample has flowers that are nice, but if the leaves are ingested, it is potentionally leathel."

"Some magical plants like the Whomping Willow are dangerous, ones that can effect you physically." Rosalie pointed out.

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"Some magical plants like the Whomping Willow are dangerous, ones that can effect you physically." Rosalie pointed out.

Jenna heard the girl named Rosalie point out the Whomping Willow. Why didn't I think of that? she thought.

Prancie added to her answer, "I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can't judge a plant by it's exterior"

"Further more, as they have said, there are poisonous plants can effect you fatally. The mandrake’s cry can kill you. But if a plant can kill you, and a plant can do more than that. It can do many other things. Could magical plants possible cause you to go to sleep, act oddly, cause feelings of love or another such feeling?” Rosalie added after a moment.

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Jenna raised her hand. "What about poison ivy, oak, and sumac? They're not all dangerous, really, but they can make you very itchy," said Jenna. Oh, come on--itching?! That wasn't dangerous at all. Did she actually say that out loud? "And the Mandrake," she continued, suddenly thinking of it. "Its cry is fatal to any who hear it." She was having trouble thinking...why can't I concentrate? she thought.

"Well, itching is not dangerous... But the cry of a Mandrake is. So 2 pts", she added.

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"Ah yes, mentally. We will see at a later point how some plants can cause you to enter into a coma", she added. "2 pts"

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"what about plants like roses that poke you?'' kassie said trying again

"That is not particularly dangerous... unless it is poisoned, and we already covered poison", she explained

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"Well, that is definitely something that we all want to keep in mind with plants. Most plants don't carry a sign that says dangerous", she explained. "Good insight, 2 pts"

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"Some magical plants like the Whomping Willow are dangerous, ones that can effect you physically." Rosalie pointed out.

"Ah that is very true! Some plants will cause you bodily injury by grabbing you and inflicting harm. 2 pts", she said.

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"Very good! 2 pts! And this is definitely something that we will all focus on during the final exam", she explained slowly.

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"Ok, to continue with our lesson, we shall focus on bodily harm. Some of you have mentioned the whomping willow", she added. "Has anyone ever seen this tree? I expect some of you have already made the trip to look at this famous tree", she explained.

"Regardless of whether you have seen it, the next question centers around what makes a plant dangerous when they are known to inflict bodily harm", she asked the class.

Alicia took notes, and then raised her hand "They are poisonous, or an angry plant?" she guessed.

Beaming at having earned four points, Rosalie started jotting down notes on her parchment.

Dangerous Plant Qualities

Poisonous (eat/touch)
Violent
Magical quality's (effect emotions or otherwise)
Fatal noise (mandrake)

Listening to further questions, she started doodling on the edge of her paper. She started with an intricate design down one boarder of the paper. Lines twisted around one another, some spots looking like an ancient, forgotten language.

Along the top, she wrote her name, followed by Herbology notes: Survival of the Fittest. Each of the letters were in a fancy script involving flourishes, and small doodles of flowers, butterflies, and stars.

When another question was asked, Rosalie dropped her quill and looked up.

"A plant that is violent, such as the Whomping Willow, would be dangerous because of it's size, and density. If a Rose bush started to hit you, it would hurt certainly, but it couldn't break bones like the Willow could." Rosalie answered. "Other bushes could be dangerous if they could wrap vines around you and trap you." She answered.

Alicia looked at Rosalie, and started writing down some dot points, of plants she could think of, and why they were dangerous. She raised her hand and said "Devils Snare, because of it's size, and thickness, and it's fast moving, writhing 'arms'" as she called it. "Only if you wriggle, and strain in the plant, it will trap you tighter, but if you relax, it'll release you." she said.

Kally took notes an the dangerous plants. And thought about the final exams.

kassie raised her hand and said, "the whomping willow is only dangerous if you are dumb or unlucky enough to go to near."

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Alicia took notes, and then raised her hand "They are poisonous, or an angry plant?" she guessed.

Professor Virohsa listened attentively. "Well, that is certainly something that we all have to keep in mind when dealing with dangerous. They all have emotions and can get extremely angry! 2 pts for your insight."

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When another question was asked, Rosalie dropped her quill and looked up. "A plant that is violent, such as the Whomping Willow, would be dangerous because of it's size, and density. If a Rose bush started to hit you, it would hurt certainly, but it couldn't break bones like the Willow could." Rosalie answered. "Other bushes could be dangerous if they could wrap vines around you and trap you." She answered.

"Ah, size, density, and vines. Very good things to keep in mind! 2 pts"

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"And this brings an important point that we will discuss in today's class. Learning what to do to be safe", she added. "2 pts for that insight"

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kassie raised her hand and said, "the whomping willow is only dangerous if you are dumb or unlucky enough to go to near."

"Dumb or unlucky has nothing to do with it... Since as Alicia pointed out, all you need is knowledge to be able to get around it.

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"Very well, we can proceed with today's plant. Some of you will have been aware of this plant. I suggest you all stay away from it. We will be taking a trip to the Greenhouse. So make sure to bring the following with you: Quill, Parchment, Wand, Gloves, and Eye Masks", she explained. "When you are ready, come to the front and wait until everyone is ready", she added.

kassie gathered her stuff and followed the teacher.

Prancie gathered her bag and followed the professor

Alicia gathered all her belongings, including the following the Professor had mentioned, and walked upto the professor, waiting. She felt proud of earning 4 points to Hufflepuff.

Professor Virohsa waited for a while, and headed off towards the Greenhouse.

Emma listened to the professor and did exactly what she was told.

Jenna did as she was told.