Originally Posted by Hera

"Alright, so you're all aware by now that we will be planting fire seeds today. Before we get to the fun stuff, does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what care requirements we might need to consider when planting these seeds?" she asked, summoning a small cart of medium sized pots from the corner of the greenhouse.

OOC: This is the last question before we start the activity. Please only state ONE care requirement ONLY. Any more than that and I will be a nasty pasty and take points. The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours XD

NOTE: CARE not SAFETY. Please relate your answers to HOW you would CARE for the seed when planting and the planting process.

Originally Posted by Hera

"No more questions?" ... good, they'd had enough time for that. If anybody thought of something they could approach her at the end of class.

"Alright, so you're all aware by now that we will be planting fire seeds today. Before we get to the fun stuff, does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what care requirements we might need to consider when planting these seeds?" she asked, summoning a small cart of medium sized pots from the corner of the greenhouse.

OOC: This is the last question before we start the activity. Please only state ONE care requirement ONLY. Any more than that and I will be a nasty pasty and take points. The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours XD

Originally Posted by Hera

Well there were some unique answers there... even if most of it was pretty straight forward.
"Right very good everyone, I hope you were all paying attention to each others responses, there were some interesting points made there." She wasn't about to go over it all again, nope, she had a head ache, so it was time to move on.

"So now that we're familiar with some of the uses of fire seeds, I want to share something with you." She braced herself... the memories from last term came back to her, what a nightmare. "Some of you will remember the fire that assaulted my research shed last term... well new information has come to light, and it was the result of fire seeds...." and a particularly snoopy baby elf.
"Now as a result of this, we only now have this one Fire Seed Bush, now I have taken the liberty of replenishing our fire seed stores, so today, you guessed it, we'll be planting fire seed plants!"

Cue excitement, yes?

"Now if you'll follow me a little further for more instructions."
Seren motioned with her arm for the students to follow her deeper still into the dark, cold greenhouse.

Stopping at the very back in front of row of stools for the students to sit on, Seren ignited a few torches that were struck in the dirt. There, a bit more light. "Now does anyone have any questions before we get started?" she asked, moving her blackboard into view.

OOC: RP moving to the very back of the dark and cold greenhouse for further instructions. If your character has any questions about the Fire Seeds, NOW is the time to ask, if not then just sit tight and wait for further instructions. The lesson will resume in approximately 14 hours.

Originally Posted by Hera

Remembering that some students were new to the school, and had no idea what went on in these mysterious walls, Seren figured she should clarify. Not to mention the fact that the students that had been here still didn't know the full story.
"No, nobody died... it was just an unfortunate incident. Last year the house elves adopted a stray baby elf... and kept this from us. Unfortunately for them the baby elf wasn't so easy to care for, he had a habit of roaming the castle and grounds and collecting items... stealing so to speak. Nevertheless, I had a tin of fire seeds in my research shed. Generally speaking, they were not a hazard, I am very careful with my belongings. The baby elf however broke in and took a liking to the tin, emptying the contents and keeping it for himself. Of course, because the fire seeds are hot, and on fire, it then set the shed on fire also..."

Yes, it was a tragic story. But it could have been worse.
"The baby elf got away unharmed," she added for clarification.



"Yes dear, the seed itself burns from the inside, and a thin layer of fire coats the outside, sort of like a skin."



"Ahh very good question!" she exclaimed, smiling at the young Ravenclaw.

"They're common enough throughout Great Britain, and they're not difficult to attain abroad either since they're easily grown in nurseries. In most cases they don't pose any issues by dropping their seeds, owing to the fact that they're usually found in caves where there is no leaf litter for them to burn. However it has been known to happen, sparking headlines of forest fires in muggle newspapers."





After listening to Kurumi's question, and hearing Sierra's response, she smiled and nodded. "Yes that's absolutely correct. It's important not to extinguish the flames completely.. unless you want to kill it, for whatever reason." Personally she could never bring herself to do such a thing.



"They're commonly found in antidotes to uncommon poisons.. I would tell you more but I'm not a potioneer. What I can tell you though is that fire seeds are often used in potions for their energy. The powder found within the seed itself is often used to intensify the effects of potions as well as spell work and fire itself."



"They are always on fire, so you do need to exercise caution around them... but they're not out to get you, so they're not really dangerous." Unless you were an idiot and decided to give it a hug, you would survive.



... "Yes, we'll be planting fire seeds."



"Ahh good question Aurora," she replied brightly, nodding her head. "Some are used for potions, some are kept here, some are taken into the forest and planted in caves simply to preserve their presence, the rest are sold or traded for other seeds or supplies."



Seren eyed the Hufflepuff with some concern. "Didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your seeds dear?"



Oohh and another good question, this time from one of her new Lion cubs. How exciting!

"That's a very good question Lea," she mused brightly. "And there is no simple answer, essentially it is both. Some plants, and even animals are difficult to classify in terms of elements as they share characteristics with more then one."





"No more questions?" ... good, they'd had enough time for that. If anybody thought of something they could approach her at the end of class.

"Alright, so you're all aware by now that we will be planting fire seeds today. Before we get to the fun stuff, does anyone want to hazard a guess as to what care requirements we might need to consider when planting these seeds?" she asked, summoning a small cart of medium sized pots from the corner of the greenhouse.

OOC: This is the last question before we start the activity. Please only state ONE care requirement ONLY. Any more than that and I will be a nasty pasty and take points. The lesson will continue in approximately 12 hours XD

NOTE: CARE not SAFETY. Please relate your answers to HOW you would CARE for the seed when planting and the planting process.

Originally Posted by Hera

Seren nodded... "Yes.. hence why we have our gloves, but what care do we need to consider FOR the fire seeds? What do we need to do for them when planting them?"

Note: Care requirements not Safety requirements (;

Originally Posted by nups21

The first thing that came to Ira's mind on hearing the question was dragon hide gloves, thick ones! She certainly didn't want to burn her hands! But seeing that others' had already said so, she thought something else.. What else is required?

Ah yes, manure! She raised her hand up and answered, "Professor, manure will be required for good growth of seeds, right? But is there a special kind of manure for this, seeing that it is a fire seed?"

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Sierra nodded back toward the professor, but she really only gave Hollingberry a mere glance. That hadn't been an offer for friendship. Nope, not at all. Well, maybe it'd been a peace offering. Or something. Sierra still hadn't questioned her own motives, really. She could have just wanted extra points, which was a big possibility, too.

Well, everyone was saying something about gloves, so Sierra decided to steer off the track and chime in with something a little different. "I think we need to be careful where we plant the seeds," she suggested, raising her hand. "Sure, it's just a little seed now, but one day it'll be a big Fire Seed Bush, so we don't want to plant it next to something that it could catch fire to on down the line somewhere."

Location was everything when it came to plants.



Well, Sierra still thought her location answer was pretty good, but apparently that hadn't been what the professor was asking about. HMPH, Bentley. She'd just try again. "I was thinking that maybe the fire would get extinguished if we smothered the seed with dirt?" she suggested, raising her hand. "So maybe there's a different way of planting these seeds, since they're made of fire? Maybe we just leave them wide open to the air rather than covering them with dirt..." She thought for a moment then added, "Or maybe there's a spell to use that keeps the fire from being extinguished..."

Originally Posted by tomewitch

So those seeds would be pretty dangerous then. It could burn anyone who wouldn't wear the necessary and proper gear. Hence, the answers that immediately shot out when the next question was asked by the Herbology Professor.

Aside from that, what are other precautions? Beezus thought hard and finally raised her hand, "Professor Seren, aside from wearing the proper attire, we should also take note of our behaviors. Excessive chatting must be minimized since it might distract us from what we're doing." she said. That was a precaution right?

Originally Posted by Starbreeze

When prompted with another question, Eino raised his hand. "Perhaps the Glacius Charm could prove useful since the flames are supposed to be strong enough to hatch a dragon's egg, and that is quite hot." It would be much easier to use some advanced charm-work to move the fire seeds, but the younger students wouldn't be able to perform some of the charms, so manual labor it was.

Originally Posted by sevensnared

Originally Posted by Team ronmione

"Maybe we should use some water charm, such as Aguamenti to extinguish the fire before we get started, Professor." He answered. It made sense, as everyone was answering, to have DragonHide Gloves. Maybe it would be more prudent, as to not catch the glove on fire, but to first have it out, but still use them nonetheless.

Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

What could they do for the fire seeds? Kurumi blushed and rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment for misunderstanding the question - but it seemed like many others had followed her in that as well. Take two?

"When planting, one usually waters," Kurumi said as she raised her hand again. Which, sort of had her confused for a just a moment. She wasn't entirely sure about the magical properties behind fire seeds, having never handled them before, so Kurumi followed up with another question. "Professor Bentley, is there some sort of special liquid required to water fire seeds? Or is regular water just fine?" You know, so the flames were not entirely put out. The reaction from using a Freezing Charm and water could be entirely different.

Originally Posted by cheeseStrings

Care, not Safety.

Janice repeated the words in her head, trying to recall those basic things that helps plants grow. Once she got the answer, she shot her hand upwards and answered the question.

"Fertilizers, for their food, and water."

Yup, those very, very, very basic things that you need.

Originally Posted by Yourenodaisy

It as pretty neat back here in the deepest part of the greenhouse. And just a little bit spooky too, what with all the strange plants. A botanical ghost story would be pretty cool right about now. Thinking a moment about the needs of the seeds, Em raised her hand. "Well, they are fire seeds right? That means water would put them out, so they probably need something else to um, 'water' them. Maybe something like fire whiskey or something else thats flammable."

Originally Posted by MyPatronusIsaMoose

The baby elf did what now!?!?! Was this the same baby elf that they were naming? Oakey closed his mouth as he had noticed that it went wide open at this tale.

Professor I believe some safety goggles would be appropiate. he started. We don't want our eyebrows to be burnt off from the seeds.
He took one finger from both hands and pointed them both at his eyebrows.

Originally Posted by SilverDragon

"Well," said Silvia after raising her hand, "since these are fire seeds, we have to make sure that the flames aren't completely extinguished when we plant them, or else it will die and the seed won't grow, right? Meaning we have to be careful with any liquids or spells we use that might weaken the flames too much."

She wasn't quite sure how one would actually go about watering a fire seed.

Originally Posted by meganelizabeth

Care, not Safety.

Christopher turned the words over in his mind, thinking about what the fire seeds would need to survive. Slowly raising his hand, Christopher asked a little timidly, "To "water" the seeds, would we need to use something like oil or gasoline, rather than actually water, so it doesn't put the fire out?" Hopefully he didn't sound too foolish to the professor and his fellow classmates, but he found it to be a rather valid question.

Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Alyssa thought for a moment and then raised her hand,"Professor, like any seed that we have the opportunity to work with, we should take care that we handle them gently, that we do not drop them on the ground or on anything that is flammable, and most importantly, that we follow your directions as instructed when we are ready to plant them." At least that was what Alyssa remembered when they were taught how to plant the Puffapod seeds.

Originally Posted by Jessiqua

Zhenya had a quick think. It was a bit hard thinking of how to care for the fire seeds, as she really didn't know much about them, apart from what Professor Bentley had gone over, which was actually quite a lot. She took a bit of a guess, raising her hand, "Professor, as with other seeds, I would be careful not to damage them by squeezing them or stepping on them or something. I mean, it might do more harm to me than the seeds, but I still wouldn't want to damage the seed itself," she said.

Originally Posted by KayKay

Gwen made a quiet "Hmpf" sound, trying to find a good answer to the Professor's question. "Do the seeds prefer a certain temperature? If they do, we might have to take that in to consideration, so they don't get damaged."
She really didn't know what else to say. Besides, they were fire seeds, so maybe they liked hot temperatures.

Originally Posted by nogoodforyou

Okay... how to care...

"Maybe we should pay attention to the place we are planting them?" Nora spoke as she raised her hand. "I mean... we shouldn't plant them near the lake, for example." So they wouldn't just... you know, not burst into flames, which is what Nora expected them to do.

Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart

Justin thought for a moment about the question and said, " Professor, I think it'd be wise to make sure that you're wearing Dragon scale gloves when planting Fireseeds. That way you don't get burnt."

Originally Posted by Orla

Her hand creeped up how else could you care for it other thab being gentle "Calm you should always considerate that the seeds may drop and catch fire on somone or somthing,"

Originally Posted by sarahlooo

... Huh. How would you care for a fire seed? Normal plants needed water to grow, but water would put the fire out, would it not? At least it would cool it down, but this wasn't a cool-seed plant. Obviously.

"Do you water it.. with fire?" ... Well that was dumb. Water and fire were completely different things. "By water, I mean... nourish. Like, using Incendio or something?" Meh. It was just a guess.

Originally Posted by jujune29th

"We're probably in this really dark area for a reason, aren't we, professor?" why else would they have to be in the darkness if it wasn't to protect the plants/seeds/whatnot? "Maybee... to be planted and grow well, the seed needs the opposite of what "regular" plants need. Like, instead of a warm soil, a cold one, instead of the sunshine, the darkness, instead of water... she stopped to think a little. "um... I don't think it's fire... I don't know what it could be, though." that was all Sophie could guess for now.

Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Vickers pushes his glasses up his nose as the pots started to line up from the corner of the greenhouse. He shifts his eyes back to the Herbology Professor as she asked her next question. Care requirements? For fire seeds? Would it be safe to assume that one of them isnt water? "Would they be needing... a medium for growth Professor? Like... soil thats conducive to the growth of a fire seed bush.. or perhaps something else like saw dust or pieces of wood or coal?" he answered tentatively as he raised his hand.

Originally Posted by Quick Quotes Quill

Gwen tried really hard to focus, but somehow, she managed to get lost in the mist. Err... planting fire seed bushes? Are you kidding me?! I can't even plant normal flowers. Psh, the Ravenclaw thought. 'Since they must be on fire to live, maybe we have to make sure the flames don't go out?' Duh. Perhaps I should have just shut up... at least that way I won't risk loosing points.

Why did they need to grow these, anyway? Fire seeds weren't so useful- were they? Hmm...

Originally Posted by Lady Marmalade

Originally Posted by TakemetotheBurrow

Ella thought about how she handled seeds with care at home. She remembered how careful her mother had been when showing her how to plant, she had been gentle too. "Professor, to ensure that the seeds are ready to plant, do we need to make sure they are cool enough?" ...or maybe the soil needs to be cool? Ella thought on that, waiting to hear her classmates' ideas

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

Care requirements? Care? Shouldn't they worry about themselves not to burn instead of worrying about a plant?! Not in Herbology, apparently. Louisa raised her hand slowly, "We should make sure not to move so fast with the seed in hand? You know.. for the flame not to fade out." It was like holding a candle. Or something like this.

Originally Posted by mellamaet

Care requirements? Flaming seeds have care requirements?

As the others answered, Cass scribbled down notes, inserting her own two cents into the matter once in a while. Then, finally thinking up of an answer that seemed good enough. "Make sure that the fire that keeps your plant alive stays lit?" She guessed, she wasn't sure though. All she knew was that fire keeps the thing alive - according to her book, anyway - and if the fire goes out, then she's going to bet that the plant wouldn't last long either.

Originally Posted by PhoenixStar

Hannah raised her hand and stated "I think perhaps we may need a special kind of soil for them to thrive in." Surely it would be just any old soil considering it isn't just any old seed.

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina rose her hand and said bluntly, "We should probably take care that we don't harm ourselves. Because if we get burnt we can't do anything for the plant.". Besides Selina got burned enough in potions. She'd rather avoid doing that in herbology to be honest. Yes, the plants were important but so was Selina's health.

Originally Posted by Hera

As the blackboard moved into place, Seren flicked her wand at the chalk sitting on its ledge and watched as it began to write up instructions in neat cursive writing.



"Right so aside from the common sense, follow the classroom rules regarding safety... gloves, goggles etc. there are a number of things we need to consider when planting fire seeds. They are not particularly high maintenance, but there are a few crucial things to remember. The first, is temperature. You do NOT want to extinguish your seed using the Glacius Charm or by drowning it in cold water. Secondly, fire seeds do not require much, if any nourishment... so fertilising is not required." Seren paused to let this information sink in and plant themselves in the students minds. She had a feeling some of them would be pleased to know there wouldn't be any dung involved this lesson.

"Now take a moment to read and note down these instructions, you'll need them soon enough," she said stepping to the side to let the light from the torches shine onto the blackboard.



After waiting a short while for students to write down these notes, Seren stepped forward to continue the lesson.

"Now before I get you to start the process, you first need to know how to perform the Chaudensis Charm. This will charm the pot to heat itself."

"Please DO NOT take out your wands just yet, I want you to practice the incantantion without the risk of blowing something up first..." she said eyeballing them all.

"Repeat after me... Chaudensis... Chaw-den-sis..."
Seren observed and listened as the students practiced the incantation.

OOC: Practice the INCANTATION ONLY. Lesson will resume in approximately 12 hours.

Originally Posted by Hera

'Right so aside from the common sense, follow the classroom rules regarding safety... gloves, goggles etc. there are a number of things we need to consider when planting fire seeds. They are not particularly high maintenance, but there are a few crucial things to remember. The first, is temperature. You do NOT want to extinguish your seed using the Glacius Charm or by drowning it in cold water. Secondly, fire seeds do not require much, if any nourishment... so fertilising is not required."[/B] Seren paused to let this information sink in and plant themselves in the students minds. She had a feeling some of them would be pleased to know there wouldn't be any dung involved this lesson.

"Now take a moment to read and note down these instructions, you'll need them soon enough," she said stepping to the side to let the light from the torches shine onto the blackboard.

Originally Posted by Hera

After waiting a short while for students to write down these notes, Seren stepped forward to continue the lesson.

"Now before I get you to start the process, you first need to know how to perform the Chaudensis Charm. This will charm the pot to heat itself."

"Please DO NOT take out your wands just yet, I want you to practice the incantantion without the risk of blowing something up first..." she said eyeballing them all.

"Repeat after me... Chaudensis... Chaw-den-sis..."
Seren observed and listened as the students practiced the incantation.

OOC: Practice the INCANTATION ONLY. Lesson will resume in approximately 12 hours.