If what West said were here in the swamp then Oakey was done with this class. He Slumped done onto a wall and finished writing his notes.
As Bentley instructed them to begin sketching the swamp and label the important parts of the swamp, he set down his first parchment and pulled out a new one along with a color changing quill. As he finished with his drawing Oakey wrote down the annotations below them
He looked down at the notes and quickly added a small reminder for himself.


He stuffed his things in his bag when Bentley dismissed class. Figuring he may have annoyed the Professor during class he walked up to her before leaving. Sorry if I caused you trouble today Professor Bentley. He said apologetically.

Good...

So bubotuber grew in swamps too. He knew it. It just looked like a swampy kind, did not it? Feeling pleased that he actually managed to make a good guess in a class that he supposed he would not be so successful. Herbology...was hardly among the things he was interested in but he knew it was an important subject to he had to catch up and understand everything.

Unfortunately he had no idea what a swamp ecosystem could be good for and he did not have a guess either. Most people considered swamps trouble, did not they? If you happened to fall in, it just swallowed you to death. Plus it was very dirty. Waiting in silence, he just listened to others' ideas about the swamp ecosystem. Well..well...well...it looked like he was actually learning something in this class. He did not take notes though, he trusted his memory with remembering all those later.

Then...

Uh-oh...

He was supposed to sketch a swamp? Merlin! But he was no artist like that. Sighing a bit he just stared at the example the professor was showing off. He was sure that his was not going to be even close to that. Despite everything, he supposed he needed to stop the silent whining and get to work instead, so he took out the necessary stuff from his bag to draw a big failure of sketch of a swamp.

After a few moment, his big failure of a swamp sketch was done. He had to let out a deep sigh when he stared at it. Right, it was a huge failure. He hid it a bit so no one could see white he wrote down the annotations.

SPOILER!!: Annotations

A- Murky, slow moving water. Not pure water at all. Not for drinking.
B- Algae...important stuff for organism living in the ecosystem
C- Logs. They might have algae on them too. Shelter for...bugs perhaps?
D- Trees. Most likely the kind that likes extra humidity.
E- Tall grass that supports the mud/soil and prevents erosion

Okay...he supposed he was done now. And since the professor dismissed the class he supposed he could escape before anyone could see his fail of a sketch. So he quickly put his stuff back into the bag, threw it over his shoulder and waved at the professor. ''See you later, professor. Thanks for the class.'' and with that he left the place.

As instructed, Mordred got a parchment and quill and started to draw what he saw before him. He wasn't exactly in the mood to draw right now, and so what he did was literally a sketch of the swamp.

On another parchment, he wrote down the following:



As soon as he was done, he too put his stuff inside his bag and waved at the professor. "Thanks for the lesson professor." With a quick nod and grin, he turned around and left for his next class.

Sarah began to work, as she began to work on the picture before her. She looked at the swamp from every angle taking all the details. First she drew the swamp - it was to provide the base for her picture, then came the log and tall trees. The long grass came last... then as an added measure she began to add insects, urged on by a passing butterfly. See. this was nature at work. She then held the picture back to examine - not bad. She was happy at how it turned out - now the labeling. She added letters to the different spots, not knowing what else she whould add, the teacher had done 4 points - was 4 enough? Sarah hoped so. The C she wrote in Yellow yet all else was labled in black. She then wrote a brief function. True, it was not her best yet she hoped it would do. She gazed one more time at her picture
Sarah was just putting on finishing touches when the professor singnaled that it was time for dismissal. She was free to leave - that was great. Yay, greenhouse 6 was open, so that was another place Sarah had to discover. She decided to leave then as she wanted to head to the library to the part that they talked about ecosystems, all she knew about ecosystems she had gleaned from her mother's old 'natural science' textbook. Swamps sounded great - although they would be better if there were no crocodiles or poisonus snakes in it. "thank you professor for the lesson!" Sarah said. She then put her things away.

Alyssa quickly packed up her things into her backpack. Then she wondered over to the Weasley Swamp one more time. "It's good to have finally seen you. The Weasley side of the family will be happy to know that you still exist." Alyssa whispered to the swamp making sure that no one heard her.

Then she walked over to Professor Bentley. "Thank you for another interesting lesson Professor and for giving us a chance to see the swamp. It really is an awesome piece of magic." Alyssa told the Professor as she glanced over one more time at the swamp.

"Do you think that it would be hard to duplicate one...at home I mean?" Alyssa asked her Herbology Professor.

Eliza considered this next question for a moment, after breathing a sigh of relief in the assurance there would be no giant swamp creatures trying to eat them today. Hmm types of magical plants that live in swampy places... Well gillyweed was already said. What about... She tapped her fingers against her robes in an useless effort to bring forth an idea. Nope, she just coudln't think of anything that hadn't already been said. Bummer, she thought to herself.

F-flesh eaters?? The second year took a small gulp, again glad that the Weasley Swamp didn't have any of those. So, swamps. Places I never really want to be, she noted to herself.

The function of a swamp ecosystem? Well lots of things right? To give homes to animals and plants that need that type of environment...and... She listened to some of the other things the students were saying and then raised her hand.

"I agree, one of the many functions of the swamp ecosystem is to help keep water in certain places for animals and plants that need it -which also helps move and keep water away from places that need to get rid of it. The water, I mean." That made sense to me anyway.

Eliza's ears perked up when she heard they would be drawing a sketch of the swamp. She loved to draw and actually already had a drawing pad with her in her bag. She opened to a blank page and started working on her sketch. This could take a little bit... she thought as she eyed the various plants in the swamp.

The class was over?

It couldn't be over, the Professor still hadn't given in and said they could play in the swam. That just didn't seem all that right. Would there be a next class where they could come and play with it?

"It was an interesting lesson Professor." She said, grabbing her bag and throwing it on. "Have a good day!" She took a final look at the swamp. Sigh. Such a pity.

Then she headed to her next class. On the bright side, she was already in the castle!

Ellura had been listening to the lesson the whole time yet preferring to stay quiet once more to simply pay attention to what was being said. She continued on with her notes, including the various properties of a swamp that usually existed. Trees, water, debris, creatures of various shapes and sizes, plant-life of course and everything in between.

When Professor Bentley moved them on to the final activity, the third year took out a fresh piece of parchment so she could draw like the woman wanted them to. Right...one swamp drawing complete with words describing the various parts coming up. It took some time and effort but eventually she had a work that she was satisfied with and willing to share with others. She just hoped she did what was expected of her.

At Professor Bentley's prompting, Ethan chose a spot opposite the swamp and sat down against the wall, pulling his messenger bag close to him. The sixth year pulled out his Herbology journal and a quill to set about sketching out the swamp. Working quickly but trying to provide as much detail as he could, the boy was soon finished with his sketch. He then labelled his drawing and detailed the information.



Once finished, he looked up from his sketch. was class finished already? Perhaps he spent longer on it than he thought.. Oh, and Greenhouse Six was open to students.. Grin. Packing up his things, Ethan rose from his seat on the floor and gave a nod to Bentley as he started to leave - though he was sure he'd come back to look at the swamp a little more later. "Bye, Professor.. Have a good day," he said as he walked past, a little more than eager to grab some lunch.

Caused any trouble? Seren pursed her lips... "Trouble... no, but I am a little concerned about your behaviour, or well... your fears." They were hindering his studies, and were distracting to her and no doubt others around him.



Smiling, nodding and waving, Seren replied as the students began to leave, "No, thank you all for coming... have a good day."
After all, she wouldn't have a lesson to teach if they didn't turn up.

Catching Alyssa's question she shook her head. "Opportunity? When it's been here all this time." How was that even possible?

"It's not impossible, but don't forget the limitations of the Statue of Secrecy. I wouldn't attempt anything like that until you're well and truly graduated." ... and living solely in the wizarding world, or away from prying muggle eyes.



"Alright the rest of you, off to your next class! Finish your drawings in your own time if you must."