Of course she couldn't be good in every single subject. But that didn't mean she have to had to be utterly stupid in this one! It was just not fair. Even firsties seemed to know more about Herbology than her. Her forest green eyes set on a little Ravenclaw first year nearby. "I suppose," admitted Willow with a light shrug. "You are not good at Herbology? Oh, we are doomed then." She always was doomed during Herbology, so this didn't bother her. . . Much.

"Definitely, yes." Or not? Perhaps if all the plants were taken they would not have to touch them? Naah. Erikson--Carracio, would most likely get another plant from Merlin's knows where and give it to them.

"Thank you! That would be wonderful. " Astrid said, obviously relieved. "Nice to meet you Maddox, I'm Astrid."

Sighing Nicholai removed his gloves and pulled out his wand, charming his hands so there was a barrier between his skin and the dirt.

He turned to look at the planter and eyed the healthy looking plants before spotting the plants that looked less so.

He raised his hand,

"Because the less healthy the plant looks, the more likely its roots are blocked or damaged and gives us an idea of where to start and which plants already have enough space around them and may not need to be moved."

He shrugged and looked at Anna.

Ludo looked around. He loved this class but didn't see anyone he knew. He looked to the professor and raised his hand. "Erm...Professor...I need a partner."
He still wasn't sure what he'd be doing in the lesson yet besides moving plants.

Claira frowned for a moment as she tried to think of the answer to the question the Professor had just raised. Her hand slowly waved in the air as she thought about it "Is it because we'd need to take care of the smaller plants more, since the Healthier Plants are Healthy so they don't need as much care?" It was a guess, but it did make a small amount of sense to her.

Theo raised his hand, "I fink it is so we know which ones maybe need to be taken away. Because da unhealthy ones might not live properly without proper care, or maybe might not live at all."

Theo shook his head, "It is too heavy Nia. It would break me. Can you just carry it pease?"

"Erm," Gwen said, trying her hand at the question, "so we can separate the healthy and less healthy plants so they can be potted separately? And separate the different-sized plants so the smallers ones have room to grow?"

Freya raised her hand carefully, "Would it be because the older, more mature plants may be a threat to the health of the less mature plants? Taking all of their sustenance so they would grow at a slower pace, possibly dying? And we'd want to keep an eye on how plants of different maturity are doing, seeing how they react to their surroundings and the care that is given to them." It was a guess, but it seemed logical enough. Freya never had much experience in plantlife.

Maddox smiled and said, "No problem. Nice to meet you Astrid." Asthe teacher was giving instructions, maddox pulled out a bit of parchment and a quill. He then looked over the plants.

Camira groaned. Great.

She removed her gloves and listened to the professor give instructions. She sighed. That stupid tutor last term was horrible. She was completely lost in all of her classes.

She turned to Nancy. "No clue. Nico's probably right though."

Anna did as the professor asked and began to cull the growth of the plants. Afterwards, she started looking for the healthier plants and jotted down a few notes about those. She moved on to the smaller plants and took notes of those, as well.

When Nico answered the professor's question, Anna turned around and have him a bewildered look. What on Earth was he talking about? Anna's worst subject was Herbology. Maybe she should stick by Toussaint if he knew what was going on.

"Categorizing a plant gives us an idea of what is working and what is not working as far as sunlight, plant position, fertilizer, and water. Those factors play a part into which ones end up healthy, smaller, larger, etc," she said. Following Nico's lead, she shrugged as well and then got back to work.

Jasmine eyed the crowded planter in front of her and was already catagorizing them in to the three groups. Absently she answered,"Well it would make sense to know which plants were healthiest, as they would be less prone to transplant shock. The smaller plants would be of course either younger and/or plants that have not gotten as much nutrients,sunlight etc. After all with the planter being so crowded there is only so much room to go around." Realizing she was talking aloud, Jasmine quickly stopped and made a show of getting out parchment and a quil for notes.

ooc: meh I too am a bit slow today as I'm babysitting sorry!

"I suppose it might just be that I'm not fond of the subject," he said bluntly. "Excuse me." He quickly chose a planter and carried it back to their places, setting it down carefully to avoid smashing his fingers or pricking his hand.

Jean Raoul raised his hand after a brief moment to contemplate the question. "The healthy plants can take care of themselves and are clearly getting enough nutrients and such. The smaller plants need help if they're to survive. Help, as in more space," he said. It was a shame that plants were so much easier to tell which was getting what it needed and which was being robbed of what it needed to survive; if people were like that, many lives would be improved, Jean Raoul guessed.

Ludo waited by answering the Professor's question. "So the unhealthy don't kill those that are healthy? Or so we won't mix them up and treat them differently. Like a spreadable disease?" He guessed with a smile.

He also thought it smart of the Professor to have labels on the tissues. He'd seen enough blood for the week.

Lauren raised her hand.

"Is it because the plants need to be cared differently in order for them to grow and be healthy plants?"

Sarah listened as Gwen answered the professors question.
Should I have a guess too? ,she thought....why not.

Putting her hand slowly in the air,she said..."The smaller plants need more looking after as they are newer and more fragile,than the bigger,healthier ones.So they need to be seperated?"

While waiting for a reply from the teacher,she started catagorizing the plant and making notes on her parchment.

Nia looked away from the planter and raised her hand to answer the question. "Well, if we are getting rid of some of the plants, we only want to keep the healthy ones. But I guess smaller plants might show where there are deficiencies of nutrients in the soil of the planter, or out shading problems, that might need checking before moving plants around. We need to ensure the conditions are right to get the best results, and they might highlight weaknesses."

"I suppose," Nia said with a sigh. She heaved the massive planter up and headed slowly back to their bench.

Barry looked round "I need a partner" he muttered

"Barry, did you still need a partner. I am again without one." Liz calls over quietly.

Chris looked around for a partner. He saw a Ravenclaw boy didn't have one. He went over to him. "Hey do you need a partner?" Chris asked him.

Qaz still needed a partner...looking around, she noticed a couple other Ravenclaws, and asked 'Would somebody be my partner, please?'

"Um yeah sure" Barry said to the ravenclaw girl [Liz] he whispered "What are we supposed to do I havn`t been listning much"

"Ok, wonderful!" Liz replies. We're just repotting these plants that are overcrowded.

'Um, Ludo, would you be my partner?' Qaz asked.

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Raising her hand, after taking a plant and sitting down next to Astrid Liz replies "Because plants that are alike grow better together..."

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He raised his hand, "Because the less healthy the plant looks, the more likely its roots are blocked or damaged and gives us an idea of where to start and which plants already have enough space around them and may not need to be moved."

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"Categorizing a plant gives us an idea of what is working and what is not working as far as sunlight, plant position, fertilizer, and water. Those factors play a part into which ones end up healthy, smaller, larger, etc," she said. Following Nico's lead, she shrugged as well and then got back to work.

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Ludo waited by answering the Professor's question. "So the unhealthy don't kill those that are healthy? Or so we won't mix them up and treat them differently. Like a spreadable disease?" He guessed with a smile. He also thought it smart of the Professor to have labels on the tissues. He'd seen enough blood for the week.

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Lauren raised her hand. "Is it because the plants need to be cared differently in order for them to grow and be healthy plants?"

"That does have a little to do with it. But in this case it's not about how they've already been cared for or need to be cared for, it's about the competition between the plants. One point to each of you anyhow."

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Valentine raised her hand. "Healthier plants need less attention than the weaker plants." She said to answer the professors question. "They need different surroundings and substances to survive."

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Claira frowned for a moment as she tried to think of the answer to the question the Professor had just raised. Her hand slowly waved in the air as she thought about it "Is it because we'd need to take care of the smaller plants more, since the Healthier Plants are Healthy so they don't need as much care?" It was a guess, but it did make a small amount of sense to her.

"You're getting there. It has a lot to do with smaller plants needing more attention, and the healthier plants needing far less. Two points."

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Theo raised his hand, "I fink it is so we know which ones maybe need to be taken away. Because da unhealthy ones might not live properly without proper care, or maybe might not live at all."

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"Erm," Gwen said, trying her hand at the question, "so we can separate the healthy and less healthy plants so they can be potted separately? And separate the different-sized plants so the smallers ones have room to grow?"

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Freya raised her hand carefully, "Would it be because the older, more mature plants may be a threat to the health of the less mature plants? Taking all of their sustenance so they would grow at a slower pace, possibly dying? And we'd want to keep an eye on how plants of differant maturity are doing, seeing how they react to their surroundings and the care that is given to them." It was a guess, but it seemed logical enough. Freya never had much experience in plantlife.

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Jasmine eyed the crowded planter in front of her and was already catagorizing them in to the three groups. Absently she answered,"Well it would make sense to know which plants were healthiest, as they would be less prone to transplant shock. The smaller plants would be of course either younger and/or plants that have not gotten as much nutrients,sunlight etc. After all with the planter being so crowded there is only so much room to go around." Realizing she was talking aloud, Jasmine quickly stopped and made a show of getting out parchment and a quil for notes.

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Jean Raoul raised his hand after a brief moment to contemplate the question. "The healthy plants can take care of themselves and are clearly getting enough nutrients and such. The smaller plants need help if they're to survive. Help, as in more space," he said. It was a shame that plants were so much easier to tell which was getting what it needed and which was being robbed of what it needed to survive; if people were like that, many lives would be improved, Jean Raoul guessed.

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Putting her hand slowly in the air,she said..."The smaller plants need more looking after as they are newer and more fragile,than the bigger,healthier ones.So they need to be seperated?"

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Nia looked away from the planter and raised her hand to answer the question. "Well, if we are getting rid of some of the plants, we only want to keep the healthy ones. But I guess smaller plants might show where there are deficiencies of nutrients in the soil of the planter, or out shading problems, that might need checking before moving plants around. We need to ensure the conditions are right to get the best results, and they might highlight weaknesses."

"Very good to all of you. In culling our plants, we first need to distinguish them. The larger, healthier plants are more likely to survive being transplanted. Thus, we will be very carefully removing them from the planters and replanting them in their own smaller pots. The ones we are using are peat pots, which will allow us to move them outdoors to the garden, or into another planter together, without causing extra transplant trauma. The moderate ones that are less likely to survive transplant will stay in the planter. The ones which are the smallest will be crowded out, but are unable to survive transplant. And thus those will be culled and composted. Why compost the 'unwanted' plants?"