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*Nordic Witch* · #1 (**permalink**) 09-03-2018, 04:14 PM

IC DATE, Time, Location: Monday morning September 10th, 2096. Greenhouse Three @ 08.30 AM.

It was such a nice early fall morning outside, the weather was mild on what was promising to be a nice 10th September day, not very warm yet, but not very cold either. Holding a morning class was just how Joshua liked it. It was then that minds of the students were most alert and ready to learn. Hopefully the smell of damp soil and cool air in Greenhouse three where this morning’s lesson is being held, won’t cloud your senses too much.

As you enter greenhouse three the first thing you notice is that all the student work tables have been pushed together to create one long and wide octagonal table with the professors desk at the head and behind it a battered blackboard. On the table in front of each student workspace and cushioned chair a potted green, spiky, toothsome big and blooming plant, to the point of overgrowth with long mobile vines awaits it’s student carer. Yes, you might have guessed it already we’re working with the venomous tentacula today! They are sneaky and poisonous so stay alert and have your wand ready to evade the tentacula’s vines if needed.

Waiting just inside the door for the student's arrival Professor Wishart cautions each student as they pass by him "Welcome, please pull on your dragon hide gloves before you take a seat at the table! Be wary of the plant's mobile vines, they like to grab onto flesh. I don't like swearing in my classroom, but today I'll make an exception if the plants gets too playful and close."

OOC: Welcome to Herbology class! If you haven’t done so already then please read through the Herbology Rules and Expectations and the SS Site rules. Note that IC this will not be the first lesson your student will have had with Professor Wishart this term.[U]Have fun! Class has started!

Class Progression:
Arrivals + First Question - Name One trait of the Venomous Tentacula.
Question 2 - How can we extract tentacula juice? What should we keep in mind when dealing with poisonous plants?
Mini activity - Feed your tentacula and assess its other needs.
Main activity - Trim your tentaculas leaves and extract its juice.
Class dismissed! - That's all folks!

sweetpinkpixie · 09-05-2018, 04:29 AM

A week into the term and still Derf was honestly not looking forward this. It had taken him five years to get used to Professor Myers and TRUST the man...and now he was gone, and unfortunately Derf HAD to take Herbology for his projected major of magizoology.

Very very unfortunate.

Thus he was dragging his feet to greenhouse three - of ALL the greenhouses - and felt his blood run cold at the word flesh. Could he just...leave now? Fake sick? How was he supposed to listen to ANYTHING when there was a venomous fanged FLESH GRABBING plant positioned directly in front of where he was supposed to sit?

WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKING HOGWARTS FEEL LIKE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT?

So, for now, Derf was just going to hang near the door and take his time slipping on his gloves while he asked a question. "Can we...cast Immobulus on them?" he asked warily. "I...er...reckon I won't get much learning done if I have to keep an eye on their vines...."

Ooooooooooooooooooh there were flashbacks happening. What was he supposed to do with this happened? He had a list he was supposed to go through...but right now he was entirely blanking.

Yikes.

DaniDiNardo · 09-05-2018, 04:32 AM

It didn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that Jessa wasn’t in the least bit happy about their being a new herbology Professor. It meant having to formally meet the new man and go over a few things that needed tended. Her experiments would not die just because Myers changed jobs. For now, she would attend the lesson and try not to seem as unenthused as she actually felt about this school year in general.

“Good morning, Professor.” She greeted, no particular spark in her tone. The sight of the plant they’d be working on got just a raise of her brow.

She’d been allowed to work with one for the sake of her experiments so there was no real “awe” anymore but there was a bit of skepticism. As of Scrimgeour, Hogwarts was supposedly meant to be adapting safer practices and overall keeping the students safe, and yet these deadly plants were sitting out in the open for the next Gryffindor—or Ravenclaw, let’s be honest—to come along and do something il advised.

Seemed a little counterintuitive to the Headmaster’s plans if you asked her but she only had this one year left and had decided it was none of her business. She wouldn’t be killed by the plant and supposed that was good enough for her.

Blue eyes fixed curiously on the man at his latter announcement, just before uttering her most used cuss word. Deadly plants and permission to swear. This was shaping up to be an....interesting lesson. Whether for better or worse was yet to be seen. “Have the plants been devenomed?” It was the only thing she could think of as no real precautions were given. The man must’ve known these things were safe, which frankly made them rather boring.

itsjustjesse · 09-05-2018, 05:42 AM

Taking another glance at the new Herbology Professor’s rules was a good thing…it was still September after all it wasn’t like she needed to look at them but it was smart. While she hardly knew plantguy Beth was determined to be polite…he wasn’t a part of these austerity measures that the new Headmaster was putting them through.

”Hello Professor Wishart” she called out in a nearly morose tone as she made her way further into the greenhouses. Merlin was it always this humid in here? She thought to herself, her nose crinkling as that smell of warm wet soil hit her nose. There was something different with the smell of manure’d soil inside of a greenhouse and when it was outside of one…it was like hot cow’s…right not going to think of that.

Nope.

”Good morning” she tipped her head over toward Headgirl Cambridge and Prefect Ashbury-Hawthorne. ”…I think it’d be fun and more challenging if they aren’t devenomed” the little snake grinned as she found a table and sat down. Her hand absently reaching toward one of the possibly venomous vines.

debpetrisor · 09-05-2018, 06:13 AM

To say that Daehyun was nervous about the new professor would be an understatement, with the previous one being so carefree and everything Daehyun was not - he'd evetually gotten used to the man's antics. But now he had to be wary and make a good impression and all that. It was plain tiring.

"Hello, professor!" he said as he stepped inside the greenhouse, internally groaning when he saw the new arrangements. Workbenches moved like that always included group work, and he didn't like group activities. But he did spot Beth, so he scurried to her side as he shoved his worn dragon hide gloves on and pried her hand away from the vines. "I agree, but gloves first," he laughed. "And let's not annoy this fella." It wouldn't bother him if they had to work with an annoyed venomous tentacula, but maybe professor Wishart wouldn't be all too pleased.

Jessiqua · 09-05-2018, 06:17 AM

Always excited for Herbology, Hanna entered Greenhouse three. "Hello Professor Wishart," she greeted the handsome man. The thought almost brought a giggle up but she held it down. She was about to continue in to the greenhouse when the Professor cautioned them on mobile vines, which liked to grab onto flesh. Her face paused in a half-smile, half-coming-out-of-a-smile look. "Er... w-what now?" she said. So, this year was going to be some kind of Defensive Herbology? Well... that could work.

Hanna donned her Dragonhide Gloves before stepping in and immediately recognising the Venemous Tentactulars. "W-would it be okay if I stun it or something if it gets too close?" she asked. Some people were a bit crazy for plants, and would choose to protect them over people. But Hanna would prefer to protect herself over the plants.

She dragged her chair a little away from the plant in front of her chosen work desk and sat down, keeping her wand at the ready.

Yaya · 09-05-2018, 06:33 AM

After a long morning trying to find all the materials he needed for Herbology class again, Frankie ran down to the greenhouse and entered, wearing his usual formal smile. With a bow in form of a nod, he greeted the professor. "Good morning, Professor Wishart..." he said as he looked around the greenhouse and the already caused amazement by the plants they'd be working with on that lesson.

Was he nervous? Maybe. He liked having his skin without any mark, so he immediately put on his gloves and made sure his robe protected the rest of his arm and neck. They could be sneaky, right? With much curiosity, he observed the plant from a few feet apart from the table.

SilverTiger · 09-05-2018, 07:05 AM

So far, the jury was still out as to whether or not the term was actually going to be any better than those previous. Honestly, Stasya was quickly developing a healthy dislike of certain requirements that had been put in place, but she was sticking with her resolution to act as if it wasn’t all bothering her. As long as the owls weren’t checked before being allowed to deliver their messages to people outside of Hogwarts, she felt like she was doing okay. Nobody had died or been locked in the dungeons by way of punishment as far as she knew, and the professors were still holding lessons as usual. It was making it all a little surreal, actually.

Dragon hide gloves had been slipped on before she’d even gotten to the greenhouses. Even though Professor Wishart was maybe nicer to look at than Professor Myers was (as in, there might’ve been a thought or two about figuring out if she could introduce him to her mama which obviously Professor Myers wasn’t a candidate for), she still didn’t trust his subject overly much. Herbology was maybe a step or two above Potions in her personal ranking, mostly because for the most part she wasn’t struggling with the idea of hurting animals in the lessons.

And she’d had a flashback to a lesson a couple terms earlier when she’d finally arrived to see Derf lurking near the door again. “Good morning Professor Wishart,” she said, sending him a smile even as she stopped her movement toward the tables and the plants. Hopefully he didn’t mind if she just stayed over near her friend to show support while courage was built up.

Samia · 09-05-2018, 07:34 AM

Trying not to sulk all too much by the thought of finally attending a class, Zachary made his way to the greenhouses and gave the professor a small nod in greeting, before grabbing himself a pair of dragon hide gloves.

Could he ditch?

Could they tell he was not bothered about this class?

Taking a seat next to the uptight head girl (or so he had easily assumed about her from whatever he had seen of her so far), the fifteen year old tried not to get bored to death.

itsjustjesse · 09-05-2018, 07:43 AM

Gloves first those words snapped the little snake out of her poison filled reverie…right gloves. That was a smart idea, a lets stay living idea ”mmm, thanks Daniel…I would probably die without you” she wasn’t A L L that dramatic…even if she was a little over the top for this time of the morning.

Giving him a small one-armed hug she returned to the task at hand. Gloves. With the gloves now fully pulled on the young blonde simply turned to look at her friend. ”do you think we’re going to be collecting venom today? Taking clippings? What? Any ideas?” yes, she was excited alright.

”D’ya think we could use the venom in potions...? maybe something extra strong – not vile just strong?” she was practically brimming with ideas and grinning at him. ”you know what Daniel…I really do think you keep my head on my shoulders, like one of my aunties…” oh boy, it was coming. She was now…somehow thinking of him like a little mother-hen auntie of hers.

”I think I need to come up with a better nickname for you Dusty,”

DuckyLinJi · 09-05-2018, 08:01 AM

Before entering the greenhouse, Dorian pulled open his school bag and took out the dragon hide gloves and snapped them on like the Professor had told them to do. The fact that they had to do this before class both sparked his curiosity and his fear.

"Hello Professor Wishart" he greeted and entered. It did not take him long to find out which plant they would be working on and the Ravenclaw frowned. So they were going to work on a venomous plant ....how did that fit in to the plan of making Hogwarts a safer place?!

Shaking his head, the Ravenclaw took his seat at one of the tables and pulled out his wand in case the plant started to randomly attack.

Ginevra · 09-05-2018, 08:02 AM

"Good morning, Professor Wishart," Daisy greeted as she entered the greenhouse. She donned her pair of dragon-hide gloves before sitting down at the table somewhere towards the middle. Daisy instinctively recoiled as she saw the plant in front of her. She loved Herbology with her former Head of House last year. Now, she just wasn't too sure.

Saz Hale · 09-05-2018, 09:29 AM

Kimi put on his dragon hide gloves and said "Hello Professor" Kimi took a seat and waited for the lesson to begin

natekka · 09-05-2018, 09:50 AM

Tessa stifled a yawn. It was now impossible to get a good, solid night of sleep without going to bed super early - given the recent changes at the school - and, well, she simply wasn't about that life. For that reason, her first week and a bit back at Hogwarts had been a very sleepy one indeed. Nevertheless, she was in fairly good mood this Monday morning and, as she approached Greenhouse Three, she had a smile on her face.

"Good morning, Professor!!" She greeted their new Herbology Professor. Tessa retrieved her dragon-hide gloves from her bag and pulled them on as she took a seat at a table. It didn't look like Soraya was here yet but that was fine, she'd save a seat for her. Right now, Tess was much more interested in the venomous tentacula. Most plants were kinda lame, in her opinion, but this one wasn't.

siriusblackliveson · 09-05-2018, 09:58 AM

Patrick rubbed his eyes as he walked into the greenhouse. They felt dry and he couldn’t find his eye drops his morning on his way in. With a quick flip of his hair he pulled on his dragon gloves as he was instructed. He sat down and readied himself for the lesson because he was not looking forward to this. He put a smile on his face, “morning professor”

Charely Potter · 09-05-2018, 10:02 AM

Tad arrived for his Herbology lesson. It was pretty nice out he noticed on his way to the Greenhouse. [I]Let's see which Greenhouse was it? Tree? Oh, no. Three. He entered in the appropriate Greenhouse to see the Professor and some other students already.

"Hi Professor. Morning." Okay, so he remembered to get the right gloves on. WHOA! What was that thing? Tad blinked donning on the dragon hide gloves before approaching the table. He wasn't going to have any of his flesh grabbed today, thank you.

Roselyn · 09-05-2018, 10:05 AM

One would think the teachers would be a bit more lenient when it came to Mondays, like having Mondays off for instance. Or maybe having their classes later in the day when his brain was actually awake, but apparently those venus vine things the professor was shouting about were more important. Did Ryder know what those were? No. Did they learn them from previous terms? Heck, he didn't remember what he had for dinner the night before. All the plants blended together.

Though that didn't stop him from scooting his chair a few feet away from the work-space. As interesting as it was that they weren't working with colorful and fresh smelling flowers but rather full of spikes and poison, he quite enjoyed being alive and keeping all his limbs in tack.

Thanks.

Felixir · 09-05-2018, 10:31 AM

Scottish weather was not what Abra was used to - even during what some might call a mild September, he still felt shivery, especially in the mornings - but at least he was prepared for it after five years of the sudden transition from Egypt to Hogwarts. On the days that they had to go outside to reach or attend lessons, he was extra sure to wear robes and school sweater and trousers with warming charms applied. His face and hands still got a bit of a chill on the long walk to the greenhouses though, so Abra was glad to get inside Greenhouse Three.

"Morning Professor," he mumbled, stifling a yawn and rubbing at one eye with the back of his hand as he took a look around the greenhouse. Exhausted. He was exhausted. Huh? Oh, right. Dragonhide gloves. Abra stopped to take his own out of his bag and pull them on, pausing as he noticed Derf lingering by the door. Right. Herbology. Venomous Tentacula. Right. Right.

For a moment, he intended to stop and wait with Derf until the Hufflepuff was ready to go to the big table, just to be present for grounding purposes and friend reasons. But Stasya had beat him to it, and Abra supposed it wasn't really necessary for multiple people to doing that same thing, so he shot Derf a brief, hopefully comforting smile, and headed for a workspace of his own.

*Kolyander* · 09-05-2018, 12:10 PM

Green house three. Herbology. First lesson of the day. One of her favorite classes. While normally she would be overly joyed to start the day with learning about plants, it hadn't been entirely so lately. The third year was still working her way towards getting used to the new professor as well as all the others. It was a work in progress for the time being.

"Morning Professor," Rylee greeted with her usual smile, pausing briefly at the man's warning. Reaching into her bag she pulled out her dragonhide gloves tugging them on before even continuing over to take her seat. She knew better than to mess with a plant that cause her some serious harm... even if her attention was already peaked and she wanted nothing more than to check this plant out.

Dropping her bag onto the floor beside her chair she sat down and pulled out her wand gripping it lightly in her left hand, blue-gray eyes never once straying from the plant.

sweetpinkpixie · 09-05-2018, 01:05 PM

His eyes were fixated on those vines and the menacing manner in which they moved...and Derf was entirely unable to focus on that list in his head. Mostly because the five things he could see involved five moving tendrils...

...at least, until he felt some body warmth beside him that did not just pass by on its way to find its own seat. Shaking his head and blibking a few times in rapid succession, his blue eyes refocused in on Stasya standing beside him. Okay...five things...he could...do this now? Hopefully. He could see blonde hair, blue eyes, a Gryffindor crest, a warm smile, and black robes...okay...good...yes, good. Exhaling a bit shakily, he managed a weak smile back and ruffled his hair.

At least he was brought back to the present and not the living room back when when he was a toddler?

Which meant that he also caught his Gryffindor's small smile as he entered the greenhouse as well, returning it with one of his own - though he added a pinch of reassurance since yes, he was okay. Though he still wasn't ready to get all THAT close to the venomous tentacula.

But he did take a few baby steps, his wand drawn and at the ready.

Callie · 09-05-2018, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Green house three. Herbology. First lesson of the day. One of her favorite classes. While normally she would be overly joyed to start the day with learning about plants, it hadn't been entirely so lately. The third year was still working her way towards getting used to the new professor as well as all the others. It was a work in progress for the time being.

"Morning Professor," Rylee greeted with her usual smile, pausing briefly at the man's warning. Reaching into her bag she pulled out her dragonhide gloves tugging them on before even continuing over to take her seat. She knew better than to mess with a plant that cause her some serious harm... even if her attention was already peaked and she wanted nothing more than to check this plant out.

Dropping her bag onto the floor beside her chair she sat down and pulled out her wand gripping it lightly in her left hand, blue-gray eyes never once straying from the plant.

Dizzy grinned at the Professor's greeting, with a twinkle in her eye that said she would definitely be taking him up on the swearing offer if she could justify it. "Good morning, Professor!"

Entering the greenhouse, Dizzy pulled on her dragonhide gloves, waved to Beth, Hanna, Derf and Stasya before plopping down in the first free seat she found, next to a gryffindor girl she didn't know. "Hello. I'm Dizzy."

Erindipity · 09-05-2018, 01:58 PM

There was no way that Penny was skipping Herbology classes for any reason. NONE. Not even the slight cough she was sporting now that she had been subjected to chilly Scottish weather each morning. Ehh. It was going to build character, though. Right? That's what she kept reminding herself of anyway.

Stepping into the Greenhouse Three, Penny paused, a small smile stretching her lips as she let her eyes take in what they were obviously doing today. Venomous Tentacula. How bloody brilliant! Doing as the Professor suggested, she pulled on her dragon hide gloves and made way toward Patrick Dooley, one of the few people she knew she could carry on a conversation with, without turning red in the face and nearly passing out.

And speaking of people who gave her anxiety... she had spotted Max Carden on her way to her seat. Man. She still felt like a loser for trying to convince to share a pygmy puff with her. Urgh. Don't make eye contact, she told herself... right before looking at. Cue the red cheeks and ears as she sat down next to Patrick and sighed.

Dokimoto · 09-05-2018, 02:14 PM

It was still weird coming to these classes that had new teachers, but the shock upon arrival had ebbed. At least the weather was good. Upon entering the greenhouse, Jackson immediately felt his nose take in that earthy smell. For reasons unbeknownst to him, Jackson kind of liked it. He had been an outdoorsy kid, playing outside sports was one of his favorite things to do when he wasn’t at Hogwarts. Oh? The tables were a little different today. Jackson heard and saw the professor at the same time. They… wait. They like to grab onto flesh? Normally, he didn’t care for feeling threatened in classrooms, but here he was. Should they be wearing hazmat suits or something maybe?? “Good morning, Sir,” Jackson offered, not expecting a reply since the professor was a little busy giving them permission to swear (that’s what he had heard anyway).

Jackson got his gloves out and put them on before grabbing his seat, as instructed. After what the professor just said about the plant, he wasn’t about to risk mixing the instructions around. He heard Jessa and a few others asking if they could stun the plant, and Jackson could immediately imagine the plants going crazy on them and attacking the students… After the last few years’ worth of events, he wouldn’t really be surprised. Would this new Headmaster really fix those kinds of events from happening? Usually it took a bit of time between events at the school, so Jackson couldn’t imagine the plants being their downfall, but it would probably help the younger kids if they didn’t feel in danger, right?

He greeted the other students that had also arrived with a smile and his best, "Gooood morning!" although some seemed preoccupied with staring at the tentacula. Not that he blamed them.

Buggy-Boo · 09-05-2018, 02:23 PM

Bernie was nervous ... something about plants that could move on their own made him a little scared. Okay let's be real everything around Hogwarts made him scared. He still wasn't used to this magic business.

But none the less he was determined to make the best of it until he was used to it ... or rather went him crying one of the two. So doing as he was told he placed his gloves on his hands and took a seat .... praying that those plants didn't see him. Maybe it's like that movie Jurassic Park he had seen.... if you don't move they can't see you.

Waterloo · 09-05-2018, 03:03 PM

Max was here.

In body sure, but not 100% in mind.

It hadn’t taken long for Scrimgeour’s new running regime to take its toll and honestly, he had barely had a decent night’s sleep since coming back to the castle. Some people could function on the bare minimum but certainly not this Slytherin. He needed sleep and plenty of it!

Under normal circumstances, the Professor’s warning and mention of flesh grabbing plants would’ve had him on edge but not today. He barely had the energy to care. Instead, he double checked his watch before pulling on his dragon hide gloves and wondered if perhaps there was time for a quick nap before class officially started.

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