Hayley jumped about a foot in the air as she was sharply addressed by...oh...my...GAHD! It was the LADY PROFESSOR FROM THE FEAST WHO MADE HER CRY!

"Sorry, Professor!" she squeaked, gathering her things quickly. Note to self: Pink bench is a BAD IDEAR! Hmmm...I thought it was funny that I was sitting on the only bench facing that direction.....

Gathering her supplies in one arm, she swung her bag over her shoulder, which resulted in her dropping her quill. As she bent down to pick it up, her parchment and books fell out of her hand. CRAAAAP! She quickly re-gathered her supplies, pricking her finger on her quill in the process, "Ouch!" She sucked her finger to make the blood go away. Looking up at the Professor (Will you STOP that infernal FOOT TAPPING?!) she forced a smile, "Hehe, ooops," she giggled nervously.

She stood quickly (no casualties this time) and scurried over to a bench up in the front...this time FACING the pink bench. She was determined to make this woman love her....no matter HOW terrified Hayley was of her.

He turned at an unfamiliar voice coming from beside him. It was that girl he just winked at. Well, she was a fast one. hehe. "Hello there, Miss." He would never complain about a pretty girl wanting to sit with him.

Anastasia eyed the class carefully, noting who still felt the need to continue jibberjabbering and who had showed up nice and clean....tsktsk. Some students still needed help in that area.

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Christian ran up to Abby deciding that he and Jane would sit with her. He hugged her. "Hey Abs what's up?"

And some needed help NOT showing affection. When did Hogwarts become such a huggable place?!

"NO HUGGING." Bunbury growled at the boy she'd met in the student gardens. "Miss Wright, control that boy, will you?"

She glared at them both and then turned her attention to a squeaky Slytherin.

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Hayley jumped about a foot in the air as she was sharply addressed by...oh...my...GAHD! It was the LADY PROFESSOR FROM THE FEAST WHO MADE HER CRY!

"Sorry, Professor!" she squeaked, gathering her things quickly. Note to self: Pink bench is a BAD IDEAR! Hmmm...I thought it was funny that I was sitting on the only bench facing that direction.....

Gathering her supplies in one arm, she swung her bag over her shoulder, which resulted in her dropping her quill. As she bent down to pick it up, her parchment and books fell out of her hand. CRAAAAP! She quickly re-gathered her supplies, pricking her finger on her quill in the process, "Ouch!" She sucked her finger to make the blood go away. Looking up at the Professor (Will you STOP that infernal FOOT TAPPING?!) she forced a smile, "Hehe, ooops," she giggled nervously.

She stood quickly (no casualties this time) and scurried over to a bench up in the front...this time FACING the pink bench. She was determined to make this woman love her....no matter HOW terrified Hayley was of her.

Annie didn't even have to say a word, she just slowly shook her head in disapproval of the child....the same one who had sobbed at the feast...mhmm. With the bench now vacated, she slowly brushed it off with her hand and took a seat.


"The chatting ends NOW, all of you," Bunbunz stated again, smoothing out her robes neatly. "Ahem. Class, as you can see, we have gathered by the pond today." Duh, anyone with a pair of eyeballs can see that. "What do you know about ponds and, more importantly, what sort of plants happen to grow near or on them?"

Yes, test the children's knowledge with an easy question first.

She put her hand up "The plants help oxgyenated the pond".

Kevin thought and raised his hand and said "Well plants provide oxygen for animals in the pond to live and for fishes to breathe"

Mariel looked over at the pond at the mention of it and stared at it blankly as the professor spoke. What did she know about ponds? Uh... Almost involuntarily, her hand shot up in the air with her eyes still focused on the pond. "Well... ponds are bodies of... water," she began slowly, now turning to look at Bunbury. "I suppose they'd be good habitats for the kinds of plants that like plenty of... water." That, uh, sorta made sense, right?

Karma raised her hand.

"Water plants normally grow on and around them. They help provide oxygen to the surroundings, debating on the type of plant. Specifically, water lilies, algae, various types of fungi."

"Yes ma'm. Sorry ma'm. Lotus plants and water lilies grow in ponds.

Kiri put up her hand. "Er, well, I'd say ponds are... small stagnant bodies of water, Professor?" She thought for a moment, then added: "Aaand... water lilies would be one of the most common plants to grow in a pond."

Cam raised his hand. "A pond's really like a small lake and it's an area of fresh water. Many amphibians live in ponds, like uhhh, frogs. I'm sure water lillies grow in ponds aaaand I think stuff called bog beans?"

Copernicus raised his hand. "Professor, plants in the pond, both magical and mundane, would be an essential part of the pond's life cycle. They provide nutrition to the creatures living in and around the pond, and they would require nutrition from the decomposition of said creatures and other plants."

Celandine raised her hand, "Well, lilypads grow on ponds." She knew that on account of frogs liked to sit on them, but she chose not to add that tidbit, rather she just smiled up at Professor Bunbury.

Herminny was starting to feel like the professor was a bit off her rocker, holding hands, hugging, and the Slytherin boy was just apologuizing, not chatting. The Herbology professor was starting to remind her of Vindictus thinking apologuizing is talking back, the nerve of some professors. And the PDA rules she found a bit rediculous except for the kissing holdind hands and hugging could just be in freindship, but whatever, Herminny thought and decided to just concentrate on the lesson and not the moodiness of the professor.

Smiling he raised his hand and said, "Ponds are like lakes and consist of standing water. And they house water plants. Algae, water lilies, lotus flowers, certain types of fungi." He counted off on his fingers, wondering if he was forgetting anything.

Emiliano raised his hand. Ehem...he didn't know much about ponds, but what about trying...

"Erm...the water inside the ponds is well used for watering the plants and animals, creatures around it. Plants around the shoreline, though are sometimes confused as...weeds and we sometimes tend to take them out, which makes the life inside the pond quite unavailable for the animals inside it..." He stopped talking.

Kind of...that's what he learned after helping his mother with the garden.

She WILL love me! Hayley fervently thought to herself while she watched the Professor shake her head disdainfully.

Raising her hand, Hayley tried her best to answer the Professor's question, "There are lots of different types of plants in ponds. There are floating plants, such as Frogbit and Water Hyacinth, and then there are submerged plants like Hornwort and Anacharis." She thought for a moment, "Oh, and of course there are lots of different types of Lilies and Lotus flowers."

Wow, she hoped she hadn't over done it!

Lyra raised her hand. She wanted to be one of the smart ones of the group as yes, this was her favorite professor. She sat up straight in her seat, making sure to NOT touch the person next to her. "Gillyweed would be considered like...a water plant, no?"

Abby raises her hand. Taros and Aquatic Cannas also do well in ponds.

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She put her hand up "The plants help oxgyenated the pond".

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Kevin thought and raised his hand and said "Well plants provide oxygen for animals in the pond to live and for fishes to breathe"

Funny how that hand-holding couple still seemed to think alike. Hmph.

"Yes, oxygen is always important," she said slowly.

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Mariel looked over at the pond at the mention of it and stared at it blankly as the professor spoke. What did she know about ponds? Uh... Almost involuntarily, her hand shot up in the air with her eyes still focused on the pond. "Well... ponds are bodies of... water," she began slowly, now turning to look at Bunbury. "I suppose they'd be good habitats for the kinds of plants that like plenty of... water." That, uh, sorta made sense, right?

"Correct....." for a vague answer, yes.

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Karma raised her hand.

"Water plants normally grow on and around them. They help provide oxygen to the surroundings, debating on the type of plant. Specifically, water lilies, algae, various types of fungi."

Ahha Ravenclaw was trying to be top of the game today, hmm? "Water lilies. Yes, very good answer."

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"Yes ma'm. Sorry ma'm. Lotus plants and water lilies grow in ponds.

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Abby raises her hand. Taros and Aquatic Cannas also do well in ponds.

"Both answers are correct, Miss Wright, but please limit yourself to one answer next time." She nodded and looked at the next student.

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Kiri put up her hand. "Er, well, I'd say ponds are... small stagnant bodies of water, Professor?" She thought for a moment, then added: "Aaand... water lilies would be one of the most common plants to grow in a pond."

Anastasia nodded at the young Slytherin, wondering briefly why no one was taking notes. "Good definition, Miss Starstalker. And yes, water lilies are in fact the topic of today's lesson."

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Cam raised his hand. "A pond's really like a small lake and it's an area of fresh water. Many amphibians live in ponds, like uhhh, frogs. I'm sure water lillies grow in ponds aaaand I think stuff called bog beans?"

"Bog beans, from the genus menyanthes," Bunbury smiled a little at the Slytherin. "Good."

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Copernicus raised his hand. "Professor, plants in the pond, both magical and mundane, would be an essential part of the pond's life cycle. They provide nutrition to the creatures living in and around the pond, and they would require nutrition from the decomposition of said creatures and other plants."

"Very thorough answer, Mr. Kettleburn, that's correct." Well when wasn't he correct, honestly, it was Copernicus Kettleburn.

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Celandine raised her hand, "Well, lilypads grow on ponds." She knew that on account of frogs liked to sit on them, but she chose not to add that tidbit, rather she just smiled up at Professor Bunbury.

She nodded at the fashionable young Toussaint. "They do...."

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Smiling he raised his hand and said, "Ponds are like lakes and consist of standing water. And they house water plants. Algae, water lilies, lotus flowers, certain types of fungi." He counted off on his fingers, wondering if he was forgetting anything.

"So you are good at Herbology, hmm," Annie smirked slightly at the Hufflepuff from the feast. "Good answer."

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Emiliano raised his hand. Ehem...he didn't know much about ponds, but what about trying...

"Erm...the water inside the ponds is well used for watering the plants and animals, creatures around it. Plants around the shoreline, though are sometimes confused as...weeds and we sometimes tend to take them out, which makes the life inside the pond quite unavailable for the animals inside it..." He stopped talking.

Kind of...that's what he learned after helping his mother with the garden.

"Excellent point most people miss," Bunbury mentioned. "Very good, Mr. Saenz."

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She WILL love me! Hayley fervently thought to herself while she watched the Professor shake her head disdainfully.

Raising her hand, Hayley tried her best to answer the Professor's question, "There are lots of different types of plants in ponds. There are floating plants, such as Frogbit and Water Hyacinth, and then there are submerged plants like Hornwort and Anacharis." She thought for a moment, "Oh, and of course there are lots of different types of Lilies and Lotus flowers."

Wow, she hoped she hadn't over done it!

Alright so the Slytherin was still answering. "Yes....." Bunbury blinked at the girl a few times, wondering if she had memorized her Herbology book. Not that that would be a bad thing, exactly. "As many of your classmates mentioned, water lilies grow on ponds."


She stood up from her bench and walked over to the edge of the small pond. "As you can see....or....you could if you were to come over to the pond...."

Bunbury looked at the class, just looked at them, like they were supposed to understand that that was a direction to come to the pond's edge. "As you can see, we have several common varieties of plants growing around and on this pond. Algae, of course, bulrushes, a little hornwort here, some weeds there, etcetera, but the important thing is the water lilies."

Annie beamed with one hand on her hip and the other held out proudly like a Price Is Right model displaying the giant water lilies growing there. "Just look at these beauties. Points go to whoever can tell me what kind of lilies these are."

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Lyra raised her hand. She wanted to be one of the smart ones of the group as yes, this was her favorite professor. She sat up straight in her seat, making sure to NOT touch the person next to her. "Gillyweed would be considered like...a water plant, no?"

She turned her head slightly toward Lyra and shook her head a little. "Well, yes Miss Noir, gillyweed is a water plant.....but they aren't really your typical pond plant....and that is another lesson entirely."


She winked at the girl and tapped her foot twice. "So, any guesses on what these water lilies are...or where they're from?"

"Cattails!!!" Plymouth said as he raised his hand, high over his head. "They don't live IN the water, but they live all around places like ponds. I like them because you can pick up the broken ones and run around with them. Like a ceptor!"


"And what else is cool at about ponds, is that fish POOP in the ponds - and the plants love it and eat it - and in return feed the FISH. It's a crazy cycle. I love ponds. I'm going to have one one day." Plymouth still hadn't managed to take a seat. POND FLOWERS were SOOO exciting!!

Kevin raised his hand and said "The water lillies are from China" it was guess but he had to try

Karma raised her hand.

"Professor, those lilies are the giant water lilies that are most commonly found in the Amazon River Basin in Peru."

Lyra just knew she had that in the bag. Maybe she needed to do more research or maybe...she needed to sit on the PINK bench that Cela Darlin' was attached too. Hmmmm...

Slowly the PINK Puffie waddled up to where Cela was sitting and pretended that she'd been there the entire time. Maybe the little Ravenclaw would rub off on her and she would actually get something right for a change. She smiled to let Cela know, she was right beside her.

AHAerminny raised her hand and said, "Water lilies are of the genus Nymphaea and I believe their origins are French".

OOO! Look at the big purdy diiisk!

Raising her hand, Hayley answered, "That's a giant water lily! Also called an Amazon Water lily...right?"

Wow..it was always possible that she was wrong...she didn't know THAT much about plants, but she'd been flipping through her Herbology book when she was bored.