2nd and 3rd years - Lesson Five

[Cello Evans]

Cello walked into the classroom and strode up to her desk. Looking through the window she saw the forbidden forest far in the distance and had a quick second of thought about what was happening in there now. Shaking her head, she turned back to her desk and sat down. She was quite excited about this lesson because she was putting her second and third years in together. The reason for this was because she wanted everyone to get to know eachother better and it was a great way to teach the students the same things without having to seperate it into two seperate classes.

Turning round on her chair she flicked her wand at the blackboard and the words started writing themselves.

2nd and 3rd years Lesson Five:

Todays lesson will consist of a Q&A session. As you are above first year, these question will not be as simple as some of the ones they are being asked but they are for your level. I will also write a certain ingredient down at random parts of the lesson and expect full descriptions of them. This lesson is just so you get to know eachother better and get the general gist of potions. It is Ministry of Magic rules that you must learn about what you are using in Potions. This is a little treat lesson though because we do have a examination next lesson. House points are up for grabs in this lesson alot if you follow the instructions right so please take your seat and take out your Quill and Parchment. Lesson will start when a good number of students have arrived.

Happy with these instructions, Cello withdrew a stack of papers from her first years previous lesson and began marking them whilst she waited for the class to arrive.

[OOC: You have 24 hours to arrive]

[taylormendez]

Taylors entering class with several books stacked high above her head, each marked with some sort of... greek lettering. She's taken to figuring them out, and is having a rather difficult time finding a seat, let alone getting in the door. She feels herself bumping into a desk somewhere in the middle of the room, and manages to slide the books onto the desk without making any fall. "Phew." Around her, are empty desks....strange because Taylor is use to showing up late to most of her classes. The curiosity is evident on the Slytherin's face as she slides into the desk, but not before giving a friendly wave towards the teacher assistant first.

[filmodirectii]

Gyminee skipped her way to Potions excited for the next lesson."La.La.La."Gyminee said to her self."Je suis.Tu es.il est.elle est.on est."Gyminee also said to herself. She didn't know why...but at time she felt like randomly saying out the conjugation for etre. "weird"Gyminee thought.She entered the classroom, looked at the board, and took her seat.

2nd and 3rd years Lesson Five:

Todays lesson will consist of a Q&A session. As you are above first year, these question will not be as simple as some of the ones they are being asked but they are for your level. I will also write a certain ingredient down at random parts of the lesson and expect full descriptions of them. This lesson is just so you get to know each other better and get the general gist of potions. It is Ministry of Magic rules that you must learn about what you are using in Potions. This is a little treat lesson though because we do have a examination next lesson. House points are up for grabs in this lesson alot if you follow the instructions right so please take your seat and take out your Quill and Parchment. Lesson will start when a good number of students have arrived

[selkie]

Sadie was of course surprised to find only two other students in the room before she entered. Her latest trend had been slight tardiness, unfortunately. With a smile and a brief nod to the teacher she took a seat. The girl scanned the instructions before reaching into her satchel to follow them. Setting out her parchment, quill and ink she waited patiently for class to begin.

[brendan]

Well, he wasn't late, on a plus point. And as Brendan entered, he sat at the middle of the class, waving at the TA and sliding into his seat, beside a Slytherin apparently. [ Taylor ] Smiling, he nodded towards her, as his bag slid off his shoulder onto the floor beside him. 'Hi.' He started off, as he crossed his legs and awaited instructions.

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[taylormendez]

Blinking furiously, the brunette sat up straight, smiling automatically at the boy who had spoken, as her vision cleared. Stunned for a moment for something to say, Taylor stalled, dragging a hand through her thick hair, the dark strands falling out of the leather strip that held it all in place."Hi there." she said."I'm Taylor. And you are?" She asks the boy.

[ma]

As she limped down the hall to her Potions class, Melissa could only wonder what in the world the teacher had in store for this class. Last time, she had a potion set up, then exited class so she could walk back in for a question and answer session. The second question was the only thing that seemed to trip her up, because she wasn't very good with describing ingredients in potions. So if there was anything like that in class today, she wasn't going to expect herself to answer any of those questions.

When she walked into the room, the first place she looked towards was the board. The class was going to be strictly questions and answers, with the questions obviously being designed for Second and Third Years. (She swore that if the questions were too easy or too hard, she was going to talk to the teacher in her office after class.) Melissa kept reading the plan that was given, and she nearly gripped the nearest table when she did.

I will also write a certain ingredient down at random parts of the lesson... Full descriptions of them...

The other parts of the lesson didn't seem like a 'treat' as she wasn't ready to fully explain a whole hell of a lot about any of the ingredients she used in the potions so far this term. Miss Atherton was ready to storm out the classroom door as quickly as she entered. But she kept a good, firm attitude and plastered a smile on her face as she took a seat at the table she had almost gripped.

[grobanitexd]

Aaliyah came into the classroom and sat down next to Brendan. She covered her head with her hood and put her head on the desk. Simple as that.

Aaliyah did not like potions. She never would. So she was going to be stubborn. That's what she decided today.

So, deal with it, m'kay?

[chloiewhite]

Chloie walked in slowly and looked around.

So many people I don't really recognize...hm...

Confused for a moment, she started to walk to an empty seat in the back of the room until she saw Melissa.

Oh good, one familiar face.

Sitting down next to her friend, she leaned over and whispered, "Who are all of these people? Is it not just third years today?"

[Cello Evans]

Cello looked around at each student as they entered the classroom. She was a little late starting the lesson as these papers needed to be marked but, having finished marking, she stood up and stood infront of her desk.

"Hello class. Might aswell get straight onto the lesson. I'm doing this so you can all earn a few house points Ok? Right, first question! Who can tell me what type of potion a bezoar is used in?"

Start it off nice and easy, she thought. Well she hoped anyway. They should know this, she thought to herself.

[ma]

Melissa watched as Chloie took the seat next to her. Thankfully, the sight of her being there in class was going to ease the pain of a potential failure that was questions and answers. The Ravenclaw wasn't an employee of a muggle electronics store, so what was the point? It should have been the other way around -- if she had a question, the teacher should answer it. Makes life and the lesson a whole lot easier.

Chloie had asked Miss Atherton if it wasn't just going to be Third Years. "The board reads that it would be Second and Third Years," she stated, looking like she was ready to sit back and let others take the reigns. "I think we're the only Third Years in the class. Most of these other kids? I haven't seen them before. Maybe one or two of them are in some of the optional classes I signed up for. Other than that... Well, I don't know."

Then class begun. The teacher stood up and walked in front of her desk. She welcomed the class to their lesson and immediately stated that the questions would be for house points. The first question up had something to do with a bezoar. Melissa had never heard that word used in the context of anything before. Hopefully the Second Years had used that kind of thing. It might have benefitted them more than it did her.

[Cello Evans]

Cello saw the look of dissapointment in the students faces as she asked the first question.

"Ok listen up everyone. I'm sorry about the questions and answer session but its vital that you learn about what you are using. If it makes you feel any better then we will brew a potion in the second half of the lesson. But anyway, the question still stands...Who can tell me what type of potion a bezoar is used in?"

She then stood and awaited an answer.

[brady]

Brady walked into Charms with a happy smilie onto his face. He was in a good mood and on late. Yes, score one fo him today. He walked inside just as the TA asked a question. He didn't bother to look up. He kep walking to the first empty seat that could find him.

He sat down andl ooked up at the board. He was lost but he just slouched down into his chair and day dreamed through the whole class....

[filmodirectii]

"But anyway, the question still stands...Who can tell me what type of potion a bezoar is used in?"

Gyminee was upset that she didn't hear it at first.But she took a guess.
"How about an Anti-Poison Potion"

[Cello Evans]

Cello nodded her agreement with Gyminee as she answered the question.

"Yes it would be used in a anti posion potion, more commonly known as an antidote. It can also be used by itself to stop posion spreading throughout the body. Two points to you! Ok next question! Plants can be used in alot of different potions and each has a different effect. From the list of plants on the board (Cello flicked her wand and a list of plants appeared there) i want you to choose one and tell me why you think it would be used in potions. There is no right or wrong answer here. Its your opinion. Make it imaginative! "

Venomous Tentacula
Gillyweed
Bubotuber
Chinese Chomping Cabbage
Abyssinian Shrivelfig

[filmodirectii]

"Yes it would be used in a anti poison potion, more commonly known as an antidote. It can also be used by itself to stop posion spreading throughout the body. Two points to you! Ok next question! Plants can be used in alot of different potions and each has a different effect. From the list of plants on the board (Cello flicked her wand and a list of plants appeared there) i want you to choose one and tell me why you think it would be used in potions. There is no right or wrong answer here. Its your opinion. Make it imaginative! "

Venomous Tentacula
Gillyweed
Bubotuber
Chinese Chomping Cabbage
Abyssinian Shrivelfig

"Hm...Well Bubotuber is already used to cure acne...but i tink it would be used in potions some how because of its funky smell which i tink makes me assume that it's powerful and strong.But it is also diluted which could be helpful.Oh and also i tink that Prof.Linn said something about the fruit in an Abyssinian Shrivelfig and how it will drive off garden gnomes and i tink that will also be helpful."

[selkie]

Sadie scribbled down the use of a bezoar, though she already knew it from reading ahead in the text book. Glancing quickly over the list on the board. The girl who'd answered about the bezoar decided to take two of the plants from the list and talk about those as well. So much for others getting a chance to speak up. The Gryffindor raised her hand and spoke up in turn,

"I believe that the Abyssinian Shrivelfig is used in the shrinking solution, actually. I'd think that a shrinking solution would make gnomes harder to catch...maybe that's just me. Or maybe it could make them half as annoying, because they'd be half the size? And Chinese Chomping Cabbage sounds like something you'd put on your plate to finish off your vegetables for you, so you didn't have to..."

Sadie giggled at her own rather lame attempt at humor.

[brendan]

He smiled, as the girl introduced herself. 'Hi Taylor,' he started, before continuing, 'I'm Brendan. Call me Bren, or whatever you can think of. I draw the line at BrenBren though.' He said this with a curt nod of his head, before he heard the question that Miss Evans had asked. He was about to reply, before someone beat him to it.

And so did they to the next question. Closing his mouth as it had been open previously to answer the question, he sat there dumbly, turnign his head and smiling at Aaliyah. 'Hey girl. How art thou?' He adjusted his glasses as he said that, brown eyes never leaving her face as he waited for a reply.

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[Cello Evans]

"Yes great answer! Three points to each of you! Now, were going to get this lesson flowing a little bit so lets move on quickly! Let us talk a bit about Monkshood/Wolfsbane. This is also known by another name. Can anyone tell me what this name is?" she said before looking around the class awaiting an answer.

[grobanitexd]

Liyah glanced up from beneath her hood and grinned at Brendan. "All right, I suppose," she said, shrugging. "I'd rather be elsewhere right now but who's complaining. How are you?"

She glanced at the board and looked at the list of all the plants. Aaliyah groaned. "Are you bloody serious? I can't do this class..." she whined, putting her head back down. There was too much to memorize and nothing much to do with it. She really wished she could drop this class...