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Nine o'clock in the morning the door to the fourth greenhouse is wide open. You enter to find that most of the plants are rearranged to make room for the newly placed medium-sized tables. On the tables you will find empty pots and name tags. There is room for up to four people to stand behind each table, all the tables face bigger table; the Professor's, where he's currently standing next to it with his arms crossed over his chest.
All you have to do is choose a table, stand behind it and you will find a small sign telling you to write your name on one of the name tags and stick it on your robes.
The Knockback Jinx wasn't too difficult a spell, and Toby had used it a few times in the Duelling Arena against some of the dummies. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at his back by his feet, muttering the incantation.
"Flipendo."
Just like that, his bag was knocked further under the table, or it would have been had he not quickly stopped it with his foot. So, that was the spell practice done, now onto the fun Herbology-ing stuff. The Hufflepuff pulled on his dragonshide gloves and went up with the general throng of students to get a pot and then went directly to where the soil was kept.
Instead of filling up the pot only halfway with soil, Toby filled it riiiiiiight up to the top, but he did this on purpose. When the fifth year returned to his table again, he pulled an empty tray towards him and scooped the top half of the soil out of the pot and into that. This way, once he had completed the first step of potting the bulb, he'd have some more soil immediately on hand to half bury it afterwards.
First though, he'd need the bouncing bulb, and this was where it started to get tricky.
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Oh. Pity that one had left, he'd gotten himself in her good books for referring to her by her correct name. They were not friends or...'homies' as he called it but there might have been something there with that little Beastling; he learned quickly where others did not.
Oh well.
Hitting her head on every step....? She eyed this one, then the Professor who'd denied her request to give out hugs (and what a relief that was too). If she kept at it, someone might have tried helping the girl and she simply couldn't have that. This body was hers now, she'd possessed it fair and square...as fair and square as a villian could.
Seeing the shrug, she immediately lowered her eyes to her empty pot. Did he mean for her to play in dirt? This was hardly educational, it was peasant work! The Dark Queen was by no means amused, nor would she pretend to be. This would not get done, not while she could help it.
"You there. Over concerned one." She called to the girl who'd tried getting her a hug of all things. "I need someone potting my plant. I'm not a servant nor am I the gardener and this needs to get done."
Someone had to do it, and it wouldn't be her.
Her? Zahra Kettleburn? Snort. "So do it yourself, Head Injury. Or oh hey, better idea - go get the NURSE to do it. She is like... uh-mazing at plotting bulbs. You would not believe how good." And then get her to scan that brain of yours, Crazy.
....then Zahra had this crazy idea.
Like crazier than even Head Injury Girl was being. What if her Flippendo spell went, say, "accidentally awry"...? And say, hit the Head Girl? That would get her to the Nurse, probably? Probably get Z to detention, too, but hey she'd been there and done that.
Yep that was enough thinking.
One, two, three "FLIPPENDO!" ...right at you, Head Girl.
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Her? Zahra Kettleburn? Snort. "So do it yourself, Head Injury. Or oh hey, better idea - go get the NURSE to do it. She is like... uh-mazing at plotting bulbs. You would not believe how good." And then get her to scan that brain of yours, Crazy.
....then Zahra had this crazy idea.
Like crazier than even Head Injury Girl was being. What if her Flippendo spell went, say, "accidentally awry"...? And say, hit the Head Girl? That would get her to the Nurse, probably? Probably get Z to detention, too, but hey she'd been there and done that.
Yep that was enough thinking.
One, two, three "FLIPPENDO!" ...right at you, Head Girl.
Nurse? A fancy word for gardener perhaps. She'd give it to them, they had something along the lines of creativity going for them, if not absurdity. "The Nurse? Does she take commands well? I can't tell you how many I've run into that--"
There was hardly any time to react before CRASH, Maleficent found herself being blown right back and into another table, possibly knocking over a few pots as she did before coming to a halt on the other side of said table with an aching back and a throbbing head.
Oww...
"You insolent little BEASTLING!!!!" She bellowed, though not nearly as loudly as she'd been hoping for in light of the new pain to her head that left her a little disoriented. It took her several hard tries before she finally found her footing again. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR BLOODY MIND??? Bow and beg my forgiveness!"
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Dante was still practicing this new spell Flipendo because he did not want the bulb to bounce and hit him square in the face. "Flipendo Flipendo Flipendo" That would be embarrassing. But all that went clear out of his hand when he hear crashing and yelling. What in Merlin's name was going on. Did someone else set fire to someone. That would be awesome but might drive Walton mad with rage and perhaps crazy.
But nope it was just the bonkers Head Girl and that loud girl. Where they fighting? Because that would be SO AWESOME. A real cat fight. He had never seen one before. Nobody break it up please. Let it go on, Professor Walton.
"FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT"
He always wanted to say that.
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After she was done practicing, Maddie got up and went to the cupboards to get herself a small spade. It took her a minute or two to locate considering all the things in the space but she'd been successful in the end. Spade secured, she headed over to the table and grabbed herself a pot. Now where was that soil? It had to be just...there.
The thirteen year old scooped the soil in easily, being mindful of how much she was putting in. It was halfway full in no time at all the then came the part she'd been most excited about. She'd get to see the bouncy bulbs in action and though she knew there was a chance of attack, she was eager to work firsthand with them.
Pot in hand, the brunette casually headed towards the bulbs. She didn't look at them directly and she acted as if she was focused on something in the distance. A cooler, more important plant perhaps. The important thing was, she had to make sure the plants didn't suspect anything and it got harder as she got closer.
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WHAT WAS HAPPENING?!
The second year was literally RIGHT in front of the cart of bulbs when the crazy Head Girl started yelling at Zahra. HELLO, in a dangerous position HERE!
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Okaaaay?
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This school was definitely full of completely crazed weirdoes that belonged behind locked doors rather than in a classroom. And what made it even worse was apparently the teaching staff didn’t MIND it, they just let them get away with it. Layla blinked at the two girls, the messed up one who thought she belonged in a Disney story and the over-confident Gryffindor. And that kid wasn’t helping either.
“This place is full of wackos” she spoke not even bothering to lower her voice. She didn’t care who heard, it was completely true! And people wondered why she didn’t want to be here in the first place?! At least people were NORMAL at her old school,
She rolled her eyes and got on with her task despite the fact the Professor seemed to have given her a funny look. What? She wasn’t smiling AT the plant, she was smiling because it was easy. She would’ve snorted at Eden’s little mishap but she would’ve felt bad about it so she kept her mouth shut for now.
Seeing as she wasn’t familiar with the spell they were supposed to perform, Layla decided that she should actually practice first and so that she did. She watched others perform it first unsure of what exactly the wand movement was supposed to be. It didn’t sound like the Professor had explained it after all. “Flipendo” she repeated everyone’s exact words. Wasn’t that difficult and sounded sort of related to its use.
“Flipendo” she repeated until she was confident enough that she could move on.
If the crazed lunatics didn’t ruin the classroom beforehand that was.
Norah smiled to herself, pleased at the Professor's nod, and wrote down the instructions for the activity. She did know the knockback jinx, but she decided to practice the incantation a few times juuuust in case. She didn't need to get attacked by a crazy plant just 'cause she hadn't practiced the spell. Nuh-uh. She began to mutter the spell under her breath- "Flipendo. Flipendo. Flipen-" CRASH! What the heck?
The second year whipped her head around to find the source of the commotion. She wasn't surprised to see that it was the Queen of Crazy who was lying on the floor after having hit a series of pots. Thaaaaat wasn't going to end well. Heh. Served her right.
Deciding to distance herself as much as possible from the ruckus, Norah headed in the direction of the materials she needed. First picking up a pot, then a spade, she headed in the direction of the soil. Ahhh, what a comforting smell. She closed her eyes in bliss as she took in the musty scent of soil, and then began to scoop it into her pot. There. Halfway full. She headed back in the direction of her table and set the pot down. The Hufflepuff eyed the cart of plants. So could she still go retrieve one or what?
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Why was the professor treating her like a crazy person? She wasn't crazy. She was sneaky. Snake-like. She was amazing at sneaking. And the professor, he didn't recognize genius when he saw it, and that was sorta sad. Dot slumped back to her work station and waited for more directions.
When they came, she hurried to pick up her pot. They were meant to fill it with soil, but how full was full? Surely empty enough to allow a big ol' bulb to fly into it without sending clouds of soil spilling everywhere. Dot filled it about three-quarters before skipping back to her desk. There might have been a little cloud spilling as she skipped, but not much.
No one was going to come forward and admit it? Wow, cowards. That hardly counted as a prank if that was the intention in the culprit's mind. And no one protested as well? PSHT. Was he that intimidating? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. mwahaha. Maybe teaching here wasn't that bad after all.
Andrew watched the Ravenclaw prefect, she was handling it correctly. Good. He was worried about the instructions not being clear for them or something. But then again she was a Ravenclaw who might have read about this somewhere before. Anyway, she was doing well. And even when she stopped, Walton was almost certain that she could have come closer without disturbing the plants. But safe better than sorry. "Good Job, Miss " he said before moving on to the next person.
This kid was a hungry kid. "I suggest you have breakfast before you come to class, miss Kettleburn," he told her. And no, no one was making s'mores in his lesson! This wasn't a picnic, merlin!
The bulbs did rattle a bit when the Gryffindor approached. But she wasn't tensed so they did nothing more. This was good and so Andrew nodded at her before wheeling the cart away.
This one seemed a bit hesitant but he was doing a good job of concealing it. And he was far which caused Andrew to nudge the cart towards him a bit. Because there was no way of knowing how he was doing when he was too far away. But the boy was doing well, so Walton didn't linger any longer and pushed the cart away to the next person.
Why did the kids think that talking to the bulb would help? He was certain that there were no ears and he said nothing about communicating. However, the kid, who didn't know how to write his name, wasn't nervous so the bulbs didn't jump up on him. Moving on.
And this one was smiling at the plant? Okaay. guess it's less weird than talking to it. Maybe she was smiling at a memory or thought or something. Although that would indicate her not being fully concentrating. She did look focused, though. Or at least not nervous and well composed as the plants didn't go crazy. So the girl got a nod before he pushed the cart on to the girl next to her.
This one looked slightly more nervous than the others. But he wasn't going all crazy sweating and all. The bulbs did start to move and fidget but not entirely. He could do better, though, the boy. But this was good for a first time. The Hufflepuff got an encouraging nod.
The prefect's mixed emotions were probably the reason he alarmed the bulbs. Was he excited ? Nervous? Both? "Try to slow your breathing," which will cause his heart-rate to slow down as well. Maybe the next time, the prefect could do better. Not that this was lousy.
Tiny people were hard to spot. Andrew didn't see from which way the little Slytherin come from. "Er…" And why was she not moving? Like at all. Tilting her head at her, Walton's eyes glanced at her name, "Miss, Wojack?" What are you doing? "This isn't how it works." Could she hear him? Or did she like shut down or something. Unless she planned to stay like that for a while composing herself. Although, they didn't have the entire day.
This was one of the brave ones. Or careless? Either way, his method worked. Because although the plants rattled a bit, they didn't feel the need to attack the nearest person that would be him, Andrew. Oh, and the kid wanted to pass them again. Not a problem. "Good job, Mister Rogers," he told the boy before moving along.
The Gryffindor here started well which led to a successful approach. Andrew nodding approvingly encouraging the boy to come closer. Some didn't know they were doing well and that it was safe for them to move on. But that was better than being reckless.
The girl was apparently nervous. Andrew watched her as she seemed to be composing herself and all. He would have suggested she took more time doing that before stepping closer to the cart but when she did do that, the bulbs stayed put and didn't bounce. Which was good. "Good, Miss Mcgee," He nodded at her. He certainly wasn't going to grin back at her.
Fire boy still looked confident. Good, the burnt robes didn't shake him or anything. That's how Slytherins rolled, Andrew approved and was glad to see that Slytherins were still the good old same. Before the man could speak and tell the boy to stop, the boy did that himself. Which was good judgment. "Well done," he told him before moving on.
This girl didn't stop when the bulbs started wiggling. She should have. Although she was confident and didn't show any nervous signs, her speed still rattled the plants. So Andrew was ready to handle the results but then the girl stopped. Good.
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Did the Head Girl think that with this attitude she was going to be granted access to the dangerous Greenhouses? She was wrong. Andrew moved on without commenting.
Was the Prefect nervous or was he curious? Andrew couldn't decipher his expression. But what was important that the Slytherin was smart enough to know when to stop. Good. The Professor nodded with approval before pushing the cart further away.
Why was the boy whistling? He hoped it was an unrelated reflex rather than thinking it had anything of looking calm and all. Though, that wouldn't be weirder than the ones who talked to the bulbs. Oh, and he stopped whistling, good.
And the boy was getting TOO close. Andrew arched an eyebrow at the boy's bravery? Recklessness? Whatever it was it didn't end up with anyone struck in the face. Which was surprising yet good. So the boy got a nod of approval.
Another person who knew when to stop and when to go on. Andrew was pleased that most seemed to be able to tell. Although you couldn't see any signs of anything on his face. His face was closed and blank. But he did nod at the girl at the end just before he pushed the cart away.
This one seemed totally composed and calm. Which was very good. Andrew was glad no one was freaking out or anything. When the girl got too close without disturbing the plants, Andrew was actually impressed but that probably didn't show. Anyway, moving on. "Good job, Miss Cosmos," he told her then wheeled the cart away.
Andrew gave the Hufflepuff an encouraging nod at the beginning then watched him getting closer slowly. He wasn't surprised seeing the boy handling it correctly, he expected just as so and was glad he wasn't disappointed. The bulbs then did start to wiggle but nothing too serious, none jumped up. So Andrew nodded at the fifth-year approvingly before moving on.
Good, the girl was stepping forwards slowly. And she was done crying which was a relief. He hadn't seen it before but he was quite sure that crying while approaching the bulbs wouldn't be a good thing. And she'd done well. Andrew nodded and pushed the cart to the next table.
Walton pushed the cart to the Hufflepuff and waited for her to approach. A part of him wanted to rush her because he sort of got bored but that wouldn't really be fair since the others got their time and it wasn't her fault that she chose this far table from where he started. So eh, waiting it was. When the bulbs started wiggling, he was alarmed and ready to take any procedure that would be necessary but the girl had stopped. Good call. On to the next person.
Hmm. Andrew was quite curious to see how this particular Gryffindor handled things. So when he pushed the cart further towards him, his eyes were on the boy and not the plants. He looked sort of nervous but he masked it well, though, he didn't seem the type to take a risk. Since he kept a safe distance and all. Well, not too bad for a first time.
This girl was brave. Andrew could tell that from the beginning. He nodded encouragingly at the kid, although she didn't look like she needed it as she stepped forwards by herself. "Well done, Miss Lynch," he told her before pushing the cart away.
Another tiny kid. Andrew watched her to see if she was as brave as most proved to be. And indeed she seemed to be just so. After she got closer, Andrew's eyes were focused on the plants to see if any of them was going to bounce on them. Nope, didn't seem like it. "Good job, Miss Andrews," This girl had his name for a lastname.
What a brave kid. This one was. Not afraid to get unnecessarily TOO close to the bouncing bulbs. Well, Andrew thought that until the boy bolted away when one of the bulbs quivered. Not bad, though. He nodded at the kid.
He was wheeling the cart towards the next table when the hungry Gryffindor called out to him. By NOT his name. Huh? The girl had many ideas. Which were all not suitable for this particular lesson and man. "No hugging in my lesson," he simply answered. That was the only part he cared about. People hitting their heads on steps or doors was the Healer's division and not his. Mooving on
Another young student. Those seemed to be the braver which was odd actually. Or maybe it made sense. As they hadn't seen much of plants and what the dangerous ones did. Andrew was about to yawn because he'd gotten bored by now. Actually it got bored after like the first table but eh. Good thing the girl seemed to be a good judge and didn't rush to the cart. The bulbs didn't bounce or anything. "Good job, Miss Cooper," he told her.
So far no one did anything stupid or got attacked. Andrew wondered if that was going to be the case still. Well, actually he was on full alert to make sure that he kept the cart at a safe distance in case the students made a poor decision. The Hufflepuff girl here wasn't rushing, she was going slowly which was good. Better safe than sorry. Walton nodded at her when she was done.
Now, finally there were NO more students who hadn't approached the bouncing bulbs. Man, this took ages. He needed to nap. He also needed three cups of mint tea now. Teaching was hard. Too many kids. Anyway, time to move one. Andrew pushed the cart back to his table and stood there. "Now, there's one last step before we start potting the bouncing bulbs." They did know they were going to do so, right? " Like we said there is a huge chance that the bouncing will attack you and will jump. That's because you're not only going to approach it but you will be putting it in a pot so you will have to grab it. Something the plant won't like." Whereas Andrew would be so entertained watching. This was getting good. " And in order to do that you will be needing to use the knockback spell. Which I assume most of you are familiar with it." Or were they? "First, I would like it if you practiced it and made sure you could do it before casting it on the plants. I understand this is something you normally do in Charms lesson but I would feel better knowing you can handle the spell before presenting you with the plants." Well, he was exaggerating. He didn't care that much. But something told him that a bunch of students being sent to the hospital wing right after his lesson wasn't a nice thing. "To remind those who might have forgotten," He didn't want to bet but that might be half the class. " The incantation is Flipendo. Go ahead, give it a go." he said. But actually he didn't want to wait for ALL of them to be done.
"But aside from that. We have finally reached the last part of the lesson." The part which was fun to him and not to them. " I do trust that you are now ready for it and have the required knowledge of what you will be working with." Trust was such a huge word, though. " What you will be doing is grabbing a pot," Did they know what that was? " Fill it half way with soil then approach the bouncing bulbs like I told you how and manage to get the bulb into the pot." Mhmm. Good luck. " Do not try to handle two bouncing bulbs at the same time." Like really, they wouldn't be able to do it. "Once you have placed the plant in the pot you will have to half bury it in the soil by adding more soil. Any equipment you may need will be found either on the tables or in the cupboards. The plants are in the cart and I will bring another one. So do what I said and you will have finished." Easier said than done.
"Off you pop," He clapped his hands together. Showtime!
- OOC: You will need THREE posts to get full credit. The steps are simple;
- get a pot and fill it with soil.
- get the bouncing bulb into the pot using the knockback spell if necessary.
- half bury the plant by adding more soil.
How to split up those steps in the posts is entirely up to you! Students can work together but remember each one has to pot at least one plant, as in if you help a friend with their plant you still have to do yours. If you need Andrew's help, mention that in your post title. The Professor is wandering around the students' watching their work. Also, please keep in mind that the young bulbs aren't capable of much damage other than jumping on someone and hitting them on the face, shoulder, arm or messing their hair…etc. There will be no serious injury so play accordingly. Lastly, PLEASE have fun and be creative! =D And yes, you still can catch up with the mini activity. And it's up to you to have your charrie practice the knockback spell or not. If you have any other questions do not hesitate to poke me and ask me via PM.
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Eden was listening to intently. She wanted to make sure she didn't do this wrong...NOPE. She glanced at the people in her table--Archie, Layla, Connor--and sighed a bit. She had to practice the spell, first. But what would she even practice it on? Her book?
The Ravenclaw rummaged through her school bag and pulled out the textbook--wow, she hadn't opened that yet. Heh. She set it down in front of her and grabbed her wand. Hereeeee was the hard part: magic. But she had done decently well in DADA, so she was confident she'd be all right here. She hoped. She practiced the motion first(she was peeking at other students practicing) and then took a deep breath. Hopefully her book didn't knock over anything, but it wasn't like she was trying to knock anything too hard...so the spell shouldn't be too powerful...right? Intent and all that jazz(that she didn't remember).
"Flippendo!" she cried, and the book went FLYING across the table--but stopped riiiight before it hit Connor. THANK MERLIN. Eden sent him an apologetic smile, and reached over to grab it back. Thanks! She was so SMUG at being able to do it on the first try! WHOOH. Okay. SO now that she knew she could do it, she quickly grabbed a pot and a stuff--and filled it with soil. This is relaxing so far. Maybe she'd take up gardening or something back at home. She knew her Mam didn't care for it much, but her Gran did. She could see why. But when she eyed the Bulby-plant...she squinted at it. WOULD IT BEHAVE? She pointed her finger at it.
"You better do this without much fight, all right?" she raised an eyebrow at the plant...it was starting to move a bit, and she just growled at it--as if it might be scared of a fifteen-year old incompetent witch...growling. It was possible. And Eden was being confident right now. So. Yeah.
Watch out, Bulby.
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Ben certainly wanted to be prepared before dealing hands on with the bouncing bulbs. He might have had success in the trial run but as the professor said, they would be actually touching them this time around. The fourth year took out his wand and decided to practice the spell before getting his supplies. No point risking sending anything unnecessarily flying while he worked on the spell if he could help it.
"Flipendo...Flipendo...Flipendo...Flipendo..." he spoke first, making sure to pronounce it right as he let the word roll of his tongue each time. He knew the spell but it hadn't been one he really had reason to use. Now for the wand movement. Flick v and hook...flick v and hook. One after another after another until he was satisfied he could manage it in a pinch if something troublesome developed later on.
It was then that someone went flying and only when she had stopped did she notice it was Lex. Of course that didn't go well and the older Gryffindor, or her alter ego was clearly mad. "Ease up Le---Malificent," he corrected himself at the end in hopes of not causing worse trouble. "I'm sure it was an accident."
Norah gave a wide berth to the CrazyQueen's path of destruction as she approached one of the carts to collect a bulb. She fixed her eyes on the floor in front of her, taking a several slow breaths as she set one foot in front of the other. Heeeyy plants. Just passing by. She reached a hand into the cart and pulled a bulb out with ease, not even glancing at it as she meandered casually back to her table. It began to struggle beneath her fingers, so she set it down quickly and pulled out her wand. "Flippendo!" she cried, pointing her wand at flailing bulb. It flew back about a foot, and she grabbed it quickly and stuffed it into the pot of soil before it could struggle any more. She eyed it as it sat with its bottom covered in soil. Heeey bulby. Comfy in there? She grinned at her handiwork. Now, she needed to bury it a bit more, right? She glanced down at her notes. Cooool, almost finished!
This one looked slightly more nervous than the others. But he wasn't going all crazy sweating and all. The bulbs did start to move and fidget but not entirely. He could do better, though, the boy. But this was good for a first time. The Hufflepuff got an encouraging nod.
Kace was glad he got the nod from the professor that meant he was ready to get his bouncing bulb plant. But he wanted to work with someone incase something went wrong. He looked around for a partner and asked Lux. She was reliable and brainy when it came to herbology. Well more brainy than he was. He smiled and asked his best cucumber friend, "Heyy Lux wanna be partners?" he asked flashing his charming smile. He figured she would say yes and went over to get his pot and fill it with soil. He got his pot and wondered how much soil he would need. Maybe he needed to fill it halfway? He guessed what he knew and filled it halfway. "How much soil do you think we need Lux?" he asked his friend.
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Kace was glad he got the nod from the professor that meant he was ready to get his bouncing bulb plant. But he wanted to work with someone incase something went wrong. He looked around for a partner and asked Lux. She was reliable and brainy when it came to herbology. Well more brainy than he was. He smiled and asked his best cucumber friend, "Heyy Lux wanna be partners?" he asked flashing his charming smile. He figured she would say yes and went over to get his pot and fill it with soil. He got his pot and wondered how much soil he would need. Maybe he needed to fill it halfway? He guessed what he knew and filled it halfway. "How much soil do you think we need Lux?" he asked his friend.
Clearly Lux had finished the first step because Professor Plants (hahaha) hadn't told her to try again. Now it was time to plant a little Bouncing Bulb. Carefully listening, she took note of everything needing to be done in order to successfully pot the little things as well as the knock back spell, which she was not familiar with.
About to get started, she was slightly surprised when Kace asked to partner up. Usually she worked alone in Herbology, but she hadn't partnered with Kace before and this could be a lot of fun. "Sure!" But of course he had already wandered off to get his pot. Snorting, she followed him and grabbed one of her own. "You were that certain I'd say yes, huh?" she teased him as she filled hers with soil. "Fill it half way," she added with a smile in answer to her friend's question.
Clearly Lux had finished the first step because Professor Plants (hahaha) hadn't told her to try again. Now it was time to plant a little Bouncing Bulb. Carefully listening, she took note of everything needing to be done in order to successfully pot the little things as well as the knock back spell, which she was not familiar with.
About to get started, she was slightly surprised when Kace asked to partner up. Usually she worked alone in Herbology, but she hadn't partnered with Kace before and this could be a lot of fun. "Sure!" But of course he had already wandered off to get his pot. Snorting, she followed him and grabbed one of her own. "You were that certain I'd say yes, huh?" she teased him as she filled hers with soil. "Fill it half way," she added with a smile in answer to her friend's question.
Kace beamed when Lux said she would work with him. Awesome Penguin and Cucumber working together. They will get the work done so fast. He heard her snort and grinned and chuckled. "I was certain you would say yes. I mean who could say no to this face?" he teased a little bit. He was right in filling it halfway. He was good! Score one point for Kace. Now onto doing the second step. They needed to practice the Flippendo spell. This spell would be useful if their plants decide to lash out.
He got his wand out and asked Lux, "Erm do you remember the wand movement for Flippendo?" he grinned sheepishly.
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Kace beamed when Lux said she would work with him. Awesome Penguin and Cucumber working together. They will get the work done so fast. He heard her snort and grinned and chuckled. "I was certain you would say yes. I mean who could say no to this face?" he teased a little bit. He was right in filling it halfway. He was good! Score one point for Kace. Now onto doing the second step. They needed to practice the Flippendo spell. This spell would be useful if their plants decide to lash out.
He got his wand out and asked Lux, "Erm do you remember the wand movement for Flippendo?" he grinned sheepishly.
Riiiiiight. Rolling her eyes in amusement at Kace, Lux made her way back to the work table with her pot. It was time to add the Bouncing Bulb, but first practice was needed. She had never used this spell before and hopefully it would work because being smacked in the face by a plant didn't sound like fun.
Shrugging her shoulders at Kace's question, she looked around. "I have no idea." But other people were trying it out and soon enough she got the gist of it. "Okay, it's like a v that ends in a hook." Making the movement a few times, she hoped Kace was following along. Time to practice the incantation separately. "Flipendo... Flipendo... Flipendo." Not the hardest pronunciation by any means.
Aiming her wand at one of the Bulbs, she used the spell to knock it back. Haha Awesome. Hopefully the little thing hadn't been hurt. Grabbing it before it could react, she placed it into her pot.
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He did weelllllll!!!!! ... and for that reason he was happy to overlook being called MISTER ROGERS... because that was gross, he didn't like it. ZEKE was just fine. In fact, HOW the man knew his name was Rogers was beyond him, considering he'd only written his first name on his tag identifyer thing.
Maybe he could read minds or something?
... anyways.
The knockback jinx... he didn't know it. He should learn it. Okkaaayyy. The incantation was easy enough, he couldn't imagine himself getting that wrong. But, what was the wand movement? Considering the Professor didn't specify he figured it was safe to assume it was a simple POINT... like so many other spells he'd learned were. So, pointing his Larch wand at his quill on the desk, he practiced the jinx thing.
Point!"Flipendo!" ...........................
Nothing.
Point! "Flipendo!" A little more intent this time. His quill shrunk. SHRUNK?! NOOO!! HE NEEDED THAT! "Engorgio." Once his quill was back to... roughly normal size - perhaps a little bigger than previously, he tried again. This time, he mixed things up a little bit.
Instead of pointing, he twirled his wand in a clockwise direction at his quill. "Flipendo."
FIRE.
IT. WAS. ON. FIRE.
Acting quickly, Zeke refrained from flopping his body ONTO the fire to suffocate it, instead he used his WAND to save the day. "Aguamanti!" At least that was one spell he knew. Sigh.
Nobody saw that, right? RIGHT?
There was no way he was going to learn a spell he didn't know, so instead he may as well focus his efforts on the potting the plant bit. If it bounced on him, hit him or anything like that, so be it. He could always tackle it, no?
He wiped the water off his desk, made sure his belongings were neatly arranged. He pulled on his dragon hide gloves and took a quick note... with a muggle pen he kept as backup ... of what he needed.
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Oh. Right. She needed to learn how to do that spell thing, right? Or could she just sneak up on her bulb again and tackle it with her flower pot? And what would keep it in the dirt properly if it wasn't all buried and then sealed in and then sat upon by a mountain troll?
Guess she'd have to give it a go and see. Dot poked her wand at her pot of soil. Erm... "Flipanddough." Not... quite the word, was it? "Flipperno? Filipino?" What was it again? Dot scooted around her desk until she could get close enough to ANY of her classmates to get a good listen.
What was this one called again? Eve? Dot tapped her on the shoulder. "Do you know how to do the spell?"
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Ian watched as the professor nudged the cart closer and then by him. He looked over inside to see what would happen. Once again, reminding the bulbs silently, NOTHING going on here. Just a boy minding his own business. When the professor had finished with everyone, Ian listened carefully. He was going to check his notes from charms to get the spell, but the professor reminded them of the incantation. Then, He was going to see what the book said about the wand movement, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Adi teaching another boy. Good deal.
He pulled his satchel out from under the chair and pointed his wand toward it and spoke the incantation Flipendo! moving his wand in the correct motion. The satchel moved slightly. Not much, so Ian decided to try it again. He focused a little more and then tried again. Flipendo! with a more emphatic motion. This time the satchel moved to the wall and Ian went to collect it. Then he glanced around to see where the pots were at.
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Jasmine started to make her way to the cart. She moved slowly and tried to appear nonchalant. Keeping one eye on the bulbs, she moved closer and closer to them. Jasmine had her wand discreetly at the ready and was about to make her move when there was a loud crash. She quickly moved away from the bulbs just in case the noise had set them off.
Looking in the direction of the crash, Jasmine saw Lex on the floor and total chaos along the path she had taken. Following the path with her eyes, she was not very surprised to see Zahra at the end of it. Was there a full moon? Could this class and the people in it get any crazier? Jasmine hoped that Lex wasn't injured. Maybe the bump on her head would counteract the one she must have had to make her crazy and she'd be back to normal.
Jasmine was about to go and check on Lex/Maleficent to see if she was alright. Before she could, Lex stood up and unleashed her tirade. Guess she was fine then.......well fine physically anyway. And so Jasmine tried to return her focus to the bulbs. She was going to have to try to finish up before the next incident happened.
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There was no hope for him where that jinx was concerned, so instead, he would start potting. Where did the Professor dude say the pots were? OH... on the desk right in front of them. Wooot. He liked when he didn't have to go looking for things. Hehehehe.
Zeke pulled one to HIS workspace and inspected it. It had holes in the bottom, did the Professor know that? Was that important? Would it ruin his bouncing bulb? He pulled another pot to him as well and compared them. They were the same. Meh... he figured they were fine then. Next was.... SOIL!....... Where was the soil/sand/potting mix stuff, huh? He figured that at least for this much he would have to collect it from the cupboards or something. So he'd go snooping.
He did find the potting mix soil stuff eventually, and scooped a bunch of it up with a bucket before returning to his table. The instructions said half fill it right? Right? It sounded about right and so that's exactly what he did. He HALF filled it and moved it around with his gloved finger - kinda trying to make a little well in the bottom for the bulb to go into.
... Once that was done, he peered around. It was time to get his bouncing bulb, but... how was everyone else managing that task? Should he wait, so there were fewer bulbs in the carts? It sounded like a smart idea.
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Adi returned to his table clutching a spade and soil. Enough soil for him and his three close friends. At least he though he had enough. Anyway, they could always get more if they ran out. Fight? What was that little Snake dude on about? And Benny too. Adi looked around. Lex. Or whatever was controlling her. Because the real Lex wouldn't go around doing that. "Hey! Maleficent! Leave her alone!'' Where was Professor Plants?
Hoping that the Professor would take over before things evolved, Adi set about halving his pot with soil, using his spade. He also kept an eye on Lex/Maleficent and Zahra. Now to get one of those bulbs.
Adi took a deep breath. Slow breathing just as Professor Plants had told him. And cautiously approach. The Bulb he was targeting quivered. Adi paused but still continued his slow breathing. The bulb didn't quiver much more until it was too late. The Bulb SPRANG up so fast that it was a blur. The next thing Adi knew was that it was jumping ON HIS HEAD It was messing with his awesome hair!
"Don't panic, don't panic!'' Adi thought to himself but panicking all the same and completely forgetting that he could try using the Knockback Jinx. It was safe to say he could use some help. "Benny! Your bestie is in trouble here. Quit being googly eyes at your girlfriend and help a dude out!'' Yep. When in trouble, call on the logical, cool headed Dragon. In the meanwhile, Adi was flailing his arms at the Bulb trying to get it off of him.
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He finally could sit back and reeeelax. Phew. Long lesson. He'd done a lot! Between wheeling the cart around and keeping an eye on kids as well as threatening and stuffs. It all required a whole lot of effort. Now he could sit and watch. Maybe brew a cup of tea as well. Maybe two even sinc--
Aw, MAN. What now?!
With an exaggerate sigh, the man rose to his feet and went towards the shouting.
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Her? Zahra Kettleburn? Snort. "So do it yourself, Head Injury. Or oh hey, better idea - go get the NURSE to do it. She is like... uh-mazing at plotting bulbs. You would not believe how good." And then get her to scan that brain of yours, Crazy.
....then Zahra had this crazy idea.
Like crazier than even Head Injury Girl was being. What if her Flippendo spell went, say, "accidentally awry"...? And say, hit the Head Girl? That would get her to the Nurse, probably? Probably get Z to detention, too, but hey she'd been there and done that.
Yep that was enough thinking.
One, two, three "FLIPPENDO!" ...right at you, Head Girl.
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Nurse? A fancy word for gardener perhaps. She'd give it to them, they had something along the lines of creativity going for them, if not absurdity. "The Nurse? Does she take commands well? I can't tell you how many I've run into that--"
There was hardly any time to react before CRASH, Maleficent found herself being blown right back and into another table, possibly knocking over a few pots as she did before coming to a halt on the other side of said table with an aching back and a throbbing head.
Oww...
"You insolent little BEASTLING!!!!" She bellowed, though not nearly as loudly as she'd been hoping for in light of the new pain to her head that left her a little disoriented. It took her several hard tries before she finally found her footing again. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR BLOODY MIND??? Bow and beg my forgiveness!"
OF COURSE! Gryffindors!
Was there anyway to calm those down and like control them!
The man didn't even care what was going on or whose fault was it. He was like done. "Both of you, stop and calm down!" He frowned at the hooligans girls. "The two of you will be doing maintenance work at the Greenhouses for a WEEK!" See, he could have just given them detention but then he wouldn't have any benefit or FUN. This was better. They could gather broken twigs, clean pots manually or just make him tea and fan him mayve. "I expect to see you tomorrow morning in the first Greenhouse," Awesome plan.
"Now, I want each one of you to be as far away as possible from the other ." Was that HARD to do?! Merlin.
And a look was shot at the nameless boy. No fighting in his lesson and encouraging!
Aside from those two, the rest looked like they were doing okay? He was going to stay standing here to make sure. *SQUINT*
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Thank Merlin for the ability to ignore things and people, especially the loud ones. Parchment full of notes, she glanced up at the mention of an activity. Composure? Cool? Quiet? Beverly had those down. She'd learned them from the best wizard alive; her dad. DUH.
So when Professor Walton came by with the cart and stood off a couple of inches, Beverly straightened her back and raised her chin. Was he looking? Did he see how poised she was?
Approaching the cart she hid the bits of anxiety building in her stomach. One thing was believing she could do something, the other was actually doing the thing and hoping not to get pummeled by bulbed plants. She WOULD punch back. Even kick if she had to.
Calming her breathing and focusing on being cool, Beverly walked like a Auror on duty by the cart, and thanks to Merlin she wasn't pummeled. She passed, yeah? Good. Phew.
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Oh, she did good. At least that's what she was taking the professor's nod as. Grabbing a pot, Heather did as told and filled it half the way with soil. Which felt good on her hands. Yes, she was doing this without gloves. She preferred it that way, loving the feel of different soils. Anyway, after putting the appropriate amount of soil in, it was time for placing the bulb. Not something she was looking forward to after the professor's warnings, but she assumed that she would have to remain calm just like when she was getting it from the cart.
She reached out for the bulb. And it almost immediately started wiggling. So, she backed off until it stopped, then reached out again. This time, she was able to fully pick the bulb up before it started struggling to get away. "Flipendo!" And that sent it bouncing off the floor, hitting the ceiling, and almost into the pot. It landed beside the pot.
That was kinda funny.........
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Riiiiiight. Rolling her eyes in amusement at Kace, Lux made her way back to the work table with her pot. It was time to add the Bouncing Bulb, but first practice was needed. She had never used this spell before and hopefully it would work because being smacked in the face by a plant didn't sound like fun.
Shrugging her shoulders at Kace's question, she looked around. "I have no idea." But other people were trying it out and soon enough she got the gist of it. "Okay, it's like a v that ends in a hook." Making the movement a few times, she hoped Kace was following along. Time to practice the incantation separately. "Flipendo... Flipendo... Flipendo." Not the hardest pronunciation by any means.
Aiming her wand at one of the Bulbs, she used the spell to knock it back. Haha Awesome. Hopefully the little thing hadn't been hurt. Grabbing it before it could react, she placed it into her pot.
Ah soo that is how it was done! He looked at Lux and she was a natural. He nodded and saw her wand movement and copied the movement a few times. Once he got the gist of it, he pronounced the spell again. "Flipendo!" and he got that down. Now to try it out for real. He pointed his wand and did the V that ends in a hook and said, "Flipendo!" and it aimed at the bouncing bulb and it startled him and knocked him out! SWEET! SUCCESS!
He ran and got his bulb as fast as he casted the spell and put it into his pot filled with soil .There he was done! But it seemed it was starting to react but he wouldn't get harmed.
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It was messing with his awesome hair! 
