1st years : Lesson 3

[Timothy Linn]

What a hectic week it has been. Timothy wasn't sure where to begin, but he had classes for the day and that is all that mattered. This would be the students last lesson with him until their final exam in October. Hopefully things would go well. Briskly walking down to the greenhouse this morning, he unlocked the door and left it wide open for the cool breeze to filter in the room.

There he began writing down the plants they would be lectured on today as well as a potted Honking Daffodil for some lucky student to receive at the end of his lesson. Taking a seat, he waited for his first years to arrive.

[jarodlacroux]

Jarod moaned in his four poster bed as the sun hit is face through the drapery. The time must've been around six in the morning, but he could find his clock. Not that he needed to since he wanted to sleep longer. But his first class started in almost two hours. "Rise and shine sonny boy, you may as well get up." He grumbled to himself.

After showering, brushing his teeth and then hair, and dressing in his Gryffindor robes, Jarod left the tower to head down to the Great Hall for some breakfast. He sat among his house, not really knowing any of them, and helped himself to a good serving of biscuits and gravy, an orange, and pumpkin juice. Of course the food was scrumptious which Jarod wished he could go back to sleep now. It wasn't happening.

He left the Great Hall, his messenger bag slung over his shoulder, and went out through the front entrance into the morning cold air. It was refreshing as the air filled his lungs, causing them to ache a little. Jarod headed down a path toward the Greenhouse and entered through the open door to see the Professor sitting at his desk and what a flower, a daffodil by the looks of it, placed on his desk.

"Morning Professor," Jarod said as he passed the front desk and headed down the right side of the room to take a seat at one of the many vacant tables in the classroom. He was the first one to arrive, go figure since he did that in History of Magic, but he didn't mind. Taking a seat, he slipped off his messenger bag and took out his ink-filled quill and parchment for notes.

[cremefilled]

Ready to get his hands in some dirt, Sev walked into the greenhouses for Herbology. He had seen the other student a couple times in other classes but they had yet to converse. He sat down next to him and smiled. "Name's Sev," he said softly.

[symantha]

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[mileena]

Walking in quickly, almost has if she was being chased, Hannah took a seat in the front. She kept her head down and didn't make eye contact. She hated having to travel to classes that were outside. There was always these bugs and other creepy crawly things. Getting her things out she tried top keep her mind off of having to walk back to the castle.

[keladry]

Morning. Ack!?! It was morning. Kel leaped out of her warm bed and began to fumble around trying to gather up her things. Herbology. That was the class she had in alittle bit. Placing her lime green high tops onto her feet, and tying them briskly, and throwing her legs of her jeans over them. Grabbing the nearest Mihael shirt, she threw it over her head and pulled it on. Fixing the tie, she threw on her robes, and tossed her bag over her shoulders, and began to go down the stairs two at a time.

Flying across to the Herbology class room, she slowed down, to catch her breath, made sure her hair wasn't to much of a mess. Opening the door much to her relief the class had not started yet. Finding a chair next to a Hufflepuff girl [[yellow]Hannah[/yellow]] Kel sat down and made herself comfortable. Since class had not started she smiled at her and said. "Hiya.. Kel Elliot..." she told the girl.

[Timothy Linn]

Some of the first years arrived, but not all. He knew there should have been a bigger number, but most were probably a bit too lazy to attend. They'd eventually be repeating the first year again. Anyway, the Honking Daffodil began to honk loudly so Timothy took his wand and casted a silencing charm on it. "Alright students, this here is a honking daffodil. Loud bugger aint it?" He grins. "And they come in different colors too." This one in particular was yellow.

"Now here's the deal, you can't teach these flowers squat. They'll honk on their own whenever they want to. That's the trouble about them. But anyway, these honking daffodils were useful. Though they were mainly found in the wizarding world. For war, it'd give away the location of where the troops are located. So I doubt they used them during such a horrid time. But they were just perfect for alarms."

Deciding best to conjure another honking daffodil, since the other looked lonely, he flicked his wand and a violet one appeared this time. Casting the silencing charm on this one, he continued with his lecture. "So since they honked loudly to drive away geese back then for Fiona Bjorn, this worked perfectly except for one tiny complication. The daffodils really liked finally having a voice and have since resisted every attempt to turn them back, honking loudly at anyone who has tried."

Timothy silenced for a couple minutes as his students busily wrote down key notes. "So class, as it turns out, witches and wizards all over the world were quite keen on the idea of honking flowers. Some wanted just a few to display in one spot, while others wanted a perimeter to keep pests out of the gardens."

[yanni]

Yanni was late and he knew it. It didn't bother him today, for some reason. He was in a carefree mood. He knew he probably wouldn't be passing this year, and it didn't phase him. His parents wouldn't care too much either. If they ever did spend a second to bother about him, then he'd get a cursed look. That was all, and Yanni knew it.

He walked into his Herbology class just as the Professor began to speak. He pulled up a seat and sat himself down. He found what the Professor was talking about interesting. But he stil thought they where weird. A honking plant just seemed pointless. He took a few notes as he listened.

[Timothy Linn]

After awhile, Timothy waited for the first years to jot down the notes. A later student arrived, but Timothy didn't say a thing. No time to waste on punishing the late student. He'd like to get the lesson done and give out their homework for the final lesson before their exams. Several minutes passed by when Timothy noticed most quills were down and waiting for him to continue.

"Lastly, Fiona marketed the Honking Daffodils quite successfully and is so well off now that she even allowed a few geese to come back," he grinned. "Alright class that wraps it up for the Honking Daffodil. By the end of class, if you're interested in taking these two with you, I suggest choosing a number one through twenty and handing it into me. I have two numbers in mind, but won't announce it 'til later."

Timothy erased the board with the last bit of notes and wrote down their last plant for this lesson. "Crumpton's Crumpets. It is a particularly rare plant indigenous only to Sheffield. A wizard by the name of Crumpton Utt crossbred them in an attempt to invent a plant which could be grown anywhere and would flourish in any circumstances, and hopefully, be eaten."

"Only one of his goals was met. Crumpton's Crumpets are extremely delicate, needing the most tender of touches, and nurturing imaginable, and their seeds never fall from them, so they tend to remain in dense little clusters. However, they can be eaten, and are in fact quite a rare delicacy." Timothy took out a little jar that contained the little clusters of seeds and passed it to the nearest student.

"In addition to their delicious taste, Crumpton's Crumpets have many magical uses. When stewed and distilled into a kind of wine, they are said to give pleasant dreams to those who suffer from nightmares. When dried and used in potions, they cant empt the appetite of even the most sickly individual, and will put flesh back on the bones of anyone, no matter how malnourished."

Timothy actually had the pleasure of tasting the seeds long before on his expedition around the world. Those herbologists did have the best time of their lives. "In fact, one could travel a desert with no more provisions than a pocketful of these plants and still live to tell the tale for they provide more nourishment than the most decadent of feasts."

"However, the flowers must be given willingly of the plant, or they will be the most deadly poison imaginable. Any who pluck an unwilling flower to eat will sicken, their skin turn black, and eventually they will die." Harsh, but true to Timothy's studies. More gruesome when he was lectured on the plant back in school. "Ahem, Crumpton's Crumpets can be distinguished by their dark purple leaves and flat, biscuit-shaped blossoms."

With that done and said, Timothy took the papers off his desk, and began handing out their homework. "This is your homework. I want this turned in before your exam on the twelvth of October. After you receive your homework, you may leave or stay behind if you wish to have one of these Honking Daffodils. They are a pleasant present to anyone you wish to give it to, espcially an enemy?" He chuckled. "Kidding."

Homework : Devil's Snare, Aconite, and Alihotsy [1st years]

1. Describe Devil's Snare in detail. (2)
2. What does it uses it's creepers and tendrils for? (2)
3. What are three useful spells to use against Devil's Snare? (6)
4. Aconite is known by two other names. What are they? (2)
5. The name of the potion the Aconite plant is used for is __________. (1)
6. The other uses of Aconite are? (4)
7. Alihotsy leaves can cause what? (1)
8. What is the antidote to Alihotsy if consumed? (2)

[[OOC: Make sure to PM me your answers by twelfth this month.]]

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[Tanus Harrab]

Tanus was running a little late, to his classes.He started the day off, by talking with his brother, Apollo.Then Tanus lost track of time, and now was, rushing to his classes.Walking quickly down the hallway, until he reached his first class.Transfiguration.Once at the classroom, Tanus opened the door and walked in.He was surprised to see it was only, the T.A and two other students.Which gave him a lot of open seats.


He looked around, trying to choose, where he wanted to sit at.So Tanus walked to the back row, then took a seat, by the window.After he was sitting down, he then got out his items, that he would need for class.Once everything was all set , like he wanted.Tanus then put one of his books, on the desk next to him, for Apollo.Then after that was done, Tanus looked to the door, to see how long it was, before his brother Apollo showed, up to class.But in the meantime, Tanus listened in class.

[Apollo Harrab]

-Today Apollo was starting to run a little late, to his classes, for the day.The day begun by talking with his brother, Tanus.Then before he knew it, Apollo lost track of time, and now was, rushing to his classes.Running down the hallway, hoping to be on time.Apollo reached his second class, of his scedule.Herbology.Once at the classroom door, Apollo then opened the door and walked in.He was very surprised to see ,it have only a few students there.He saw his brother Tanus in the back row by himself.So then,Apollo walked over there to where his brother was sitting at.-


-After he reached the back row.Apollo saw that Tanus marked, the seat next to him.For Apollo to sit down in.So he put his books down, then Apollo gave his brother, Tanus, a smile and nodded.He seated himself down, then opened his textbooks, and getting out a few, other supplies for class.Once he was all done with that, Apollo started taking class notes.-

[kailynn]

Kailynn stumbled into the Herbology room, knowing she was late. She walked around in the back for a moment, trying to find a desk to sit down at. She stopped and listened for a moment, and dind't hear anyone near where she was. She'd probably find a desk no one was at, then. She walked forward slowly, not wanting to hurt herself. She found the chair and took a seat. She wasn't sure what they were doing, but listened anyway.[/size][/font]