3rd years - Lesson 2 [Aligriwid/Scruddlynapes]

[Timothy Linn]

Okay, so Timothy wasn't used to teaching all years, and you could say that he was already worn out. After retrieving a cool glass of water and an apple from the Great Hall, he returned to the Greenhouse for his next lesson with the third years. With his last class ending at ten-thirty, he only had five minutes to prepare his classroom and the rest of the five to wait for his students to arrive.

So as he sat comfortably down behind his desk, in a comfortable chair, Timothy bit into his apple and let the cool breeze sift into his classroom. Nothing like relaxing for the remaining five minutes.

[[OOC: You have 24 hours to arrive. Let me remind you that class starts at 10:40am according to this post.]]

[nicolev]

Herbology. Adriana suppresed a shudder as she stepped into the cool greenhouse, smiling at whom she assumed was the Professor taking over from Ms. Kohn. To be honest, the Ravenclaw wasn't all too upset at seeing the TA go; she'd never made learning fun. Which, in this subject, wasn't an easy feat anyway.

Taking a seat near the front of the room, Adriana grabbed her Herbology book, quill and parchment out of her bag, as she waited for the rest of the class to arrive.

[giannine]

A rumor had been floating around the school for the past few days, and Gia couldn't resist finding out if it was true or not. Glancing into the greenhouse, a whoop of joy escaped her. Ms. Kohn was gone!!! Cause for celebration, Gia believed. Professor Linn was pretty cool too. Ahem, Timothy.

A Ravenclaw gal was in there as well, and Gia greeted both her and Timothy with a smile before taking a seat in the back of the class and grinned at the fact that Ms. Kohn was gone. Aaryn was going to be ecstatic.[/color][/size]

[xxbrokenheartxx]

Aaryn walked into the room. Her water balloons where hidden with a spell and she peeked in the room. It took a lot of effort for her mouth not to drop to the floor. Ms. Kohn. Was gone? Had she made Ms. Kohn leave? That would be awesome. But what would she do with the water balloons. She placed them right outside the door, they were still under a disillusionment charm so NO ONE could see them. She supposed she would talk with Dezi, see if he wanted to continue the plan.

She walked into class and took a seat next to Gia. She smiled at Gia. "Guess why I'm so happy," she said, grinning.

[Brie Alley]

Brie walked into the class. But where was Ms. Kohn. Uhm. Probably hiding away, or locked away. She only oped locked away was the answer. That was wish of all her students. They all hated that old hag. She smiled at Gia & Aaryn. Her besties. Well she horie still wasn't sure. She was kinda of daydreaming with Bryce Her love. She sighed and then sat down. And saw Professor Timothy. Was he teaching this class.

he was in a happy mood. No more moppy Brie. She couldn't help but laugh, Ms. Kohn gone. We scared away. She looked over at Gia & Aaryn. "Hey guyes."

[Kamy Shindana]

.x. Shuddering at the idea of Herbology, Kami grabbed her books and headed to the greenhouse. Apparently, someone was taking over for Ms. Kohn. Sighing in relief, she sat down in the row behind Brie, Aaryn & Gia. Instead of sitting there, bored out of her mind, she began to write down a rough draft of an owl she was going to send to her dad, asking for him to simply send her things rather than having to go back and get them. It'd reduce the physical contact they both resented, anyway.

[sweetjen51]

I walked into Herbology, yawning since the night before I haven't had much time to sleep. I had been wondering how my aunt was doing back in London that it had kept me awake for the last two days. I sat down, pulling out my text book and setting my head down on it. "I'll just close my eyes for a couple of seconds. That's all I need," I said to myself as I closed my eyes.

[ma]

Oh. My. God. For some strange reason, Melissa was actually excited to learn about plants and whatever in Herbology class. The reason? Well, it was quite simple: No Ms. Kohn and her ridiculous rules! The young woman ran down the hallways as quickly as she could, still with a limp accompaning her, applauding and giggling like a schoolgirl. She could make up a song that had something about the nasty ex-Herbology teacher getting canned, but she'd ask her Herbology buddies (Dezi and Aaryn) for assistance.

Finally, as the Ravenclaw entered the greenhouse, she noticed Aaryn talking to Gia, the Gryffindor she met in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Brie was also there, and so was another girl she hadn't met before. Since Chloie had yet to show up, the Third Year thought it was a good idea to go over to where the four girls had been sitting.

"Hello there," she said; a joyous tone of voice coming from within her for the first time in what seemed to be an eternity. "Do you think we're going to have a fantastic class today? I think we are!" Clearly she was pretty happy that class could run smoothly, and without one point being removed for tardiness. Whomever decided that rule was cool was just out of their minds... No question about it.

[Timothy Linn]

The faces on his third years were very notable as each entered to see that Ms. Kohn wasn't here to teach them. Instead it was Timothy, and probably most would be jumping for joy if it didn't embarrass them. Looking at the time, Timothy went to the door to close it, indicating that class was beginning. His two previous ones this morning went well, so hopefully his third years would too.

"Hello class. I've not had the chance to meet all of you, but I'm sure you know who I am. I'm Professor Linn, Timothy if most of you are comfortable with first name basis, or Tim for nicknames. Whatever tickles your pickle. Anyway, I'll be taking over for Ms. Kohn since she has resigned her position as my TA. Thus I'll be teaching all years of Herbology."

He wondered why is it that Ms. Kohn ever complained of her classes when the students were perfectly normal. But he could recall her assuming he was a student himself because he looked so young. It still amuses him, that one day they finally met. "Today we will be learning about Aligriwid and Scruddlynapes. We'll start with Aligriwid.

"The scientific name for this plant is alternanthera philoxeroides, and it belongs in the family of amaranthaceae. It has light green leaves which are opposite and simple, and a flowering head of small white flowers borne in axils. It is native to South American rainforests, but can be transported to foreign countries if kept in the correct environment."

[chloiewhite]

Chloie walked up to the door, finding it already closed.

Wow, I didn't know I was going to be late...I must have just missed the starting time, right?

She opened the door, poking her head through before slipping in and finding the closest empty seat.

There aren't too many people here yet...Melissa's sitting with some other girls. Hm...wait. What is Professor Linn doing here? Is Ms. Kohn gone? Or is she hiding...like in some scary muggle movie? I wouldn't put it past her.

The third year made a slightly nervous glance toward a closet door across the room, but tried to gather her wits as she got out some parchment and a quill.

What is he talking about? South American rainforests...mmm...pretty.

[Professor Sebastiania Bouvier]

Sebastiania walked into class. She was probably late. The Gryffindor didn't know they had a class. Eeps. Since Ms. Kohn either retired or left didn't bother her much. Ms. Kohn was scary as all get out. Sebastiania sat down in a seat and pulled out her book ready for the lesson to begin.[/size]

[Timothy Linn]

Another two students arrived, but Timothy didn't plan on penalizing any student since the new updated scheduling and him taking over all the lessons. Instead, he waited a few minutes for the girls to copy the notes on the board before he continued on with his lecture on Aligriwid. It has a yellow stalk, which emerges three feet from the ground.

"To muggle eyes it is merely a plant which provides cover for some wildlife and is used by blackbird swarms for roosting. The Aligriwid, if consumed, will make the consumer mute for exactly seventy-three hours. He or she will not be able to speak, cough, sneeze, or make any form of noise." He smiled to himself, thinking perhaps one day he could test this plant on some of his second years.

"For this to work, the plant must be boiled in salt water for two hours during a full moon, and then kept in an air-tight container until consumption. When eaten, it grows in one's stomach until it pokes out of the mouth, blocking the voice box." Scratch that idea out. He could get sacked for trying that on the second years, but he'd like to see the plant work in some way. "This process is extremely painful."

[xxbrokenheartxx]

Aaryn stared at the TA, watching him talk. -.- She was not taking in any of this. He was nice and all, but lectures weren't her thing. She slouched back into her chair, doodling. Dezi wasn't there, so she couldn't carry out her plan without Ms. Kohn anyway. She stared at the teacher, a blank look on her face. He was rather boring, she was sad to say. Perhaps Ms. Kohn would have been better, she was more interesting after all.

She quickly banished that thought from her mind. She had made Melissa cry. But, perhaps that was a good thing, because if it wasn't for her they wouldn't have met. But then again, she would rather not know Melissa if it meant she didn't have to know Ms. Kohn. She liked Melissa and all, but Ms. Kohn was an evil biotch. No lie. So she didn't want Ms. Kohn here.

She felt her eye lids get heavy. It took a lot of strength to keep herself awake, even if she wasn't listening, no use getting on this teacher's bad list too. No, that would do no good. No good for anyone.

[chloiewhite]

Doodling on the side of her parchment, Chloie wrote down a few words every once in a while from the professor's lecture. This Aligriwid plant sounded kind of interesting. She was thinking about using it, until Prof. Linn said it was painful.

It sure does sound painful. Wow...a plant growing up your throat.

The Ravvie took a small gulp and put a hand to her throat.

[ma]

Melissa had been very busy with her notes. She had been putting her quill to her parchment numerous times so far during the lesson, going over what an Aligriwid was. She didn't have very many notes so far, but she did have enough to at least show that she had attended the lesson.

Aligriwids
-- Also called alternanthera philoxeroides
-- -- Belongs in the family amaranthaceae
-- Light green leaves; opposite and simple
-- Flowering head of small, white flowers in axils
-- Native to South American rainforests
-- -- Can be transported to foreign countries if kept in correct environment
-- Used by blackbirds for roosting
-- If eaten, makes consumer mute for 73 hours (no speaking, coughing, sneezing, etc)
-- -- Boiled in salt water for two hours in full moon
-- -- Kept in airtight container before consumption
-- -- Grows in stomach and pokes out of mouth

Okay, maybe it wasn't 'very many', but still, she had notes. Melissa waited for the professor to continue with the lesson, and hopefully with the other plant he had on the docket.

[sweetjen51]

"Hmm that's interesting," I whispered to myself as I wrote everything her was saying down onto my parchment. I had never known that a plant could do that a plant could be boiled for it and during a full moon and kept in an air-tight container until consumption since most plants rot like that afterwards. "Really interesting plant."

[Timothy Linn]

"After seventy-three hours, the aligriwid disintigrates, forming a sticky lining around the stomach. After this happens you cannot eat any type of artificial sugar or any sweets. This plant was used by medievil wizards to help hide their secrets. It was a form of blackmail for none wanted to be forced to eat it. Aligriwid was outlawed by the Ministry of Magic in seventy-sixty-nine, and it is still illegal today."

And even though it was illegal, Timothy still had a potted plant of the Aligriwid in the back in his own private garden. "Anyway, that is all of Aligriwid. Next, Scruddlysnape. Does anyone know what Scruddlysnape is?"

[jt]

Fayt walked into the greenhouse and spotted Kami. He took a seat next to her. "Hey, have I missed much?" He asked her quietly.

[Timothy Linn]

Well it seemed like no one knew what Scruddlynapes were. "Okay... we'll continue. Scruddlynapes are indigenous to Africa, thriving on its hot and parched climate and soil. They are naturally invisible, and thus muggles are unaware of their existence. The command 'Gelidus' will temporarily freeze the scruddlynapes, and in their frozen form, they are visible."

Timothy couldn't particularly bring the plant to the classroom, so the only source provided was in their books. "Gelides is latin for cold or freezing, and as our scruddlynapes thrive in hot climates, this spell is particularly repugnant to them. However, it does them no lasting harm, and is the easiest way to get them to show themselves, so that you may water them and collect any stems, leaves, seeds or flowers that you need."

"Scruddlynapes have many uses. As you might have guessed, their leaves are processed and woven into fine thread, which is used to make invisibility cloaks, along with several other threads and enchantments, of course." He smiled. If only he could own such a cloak. "You might wonder if the same incantation would reveal what was under the invisibility cloak, but it would not. The roots are what react to the cold, forcing the plant to appear, and as the roots are not used in these cloacks, a freezing charm will not work."

Waiting for the students to record their notes, he looked at the current time, which meant that class would be ending here in a moment. "When you are ready to thaw your scruddlynapes, simply utter 'Finito,' and the charm will end. A suggestion for those planting these in the ground, and not in a pot; it is best to place a small stake or marker next to your plant wihle it is still visible so that you can find them the next time."

"Well that is all for today's lesson. Anyone that has missed some notes, get them from your classmates or research them yourself. Or you can stop by my office. Have a good rest of the day. You're all dismissed."