Third Years: Lesson Two

[Jodi Peterson]

It was bright and early. 9am to be exact. Jodi didn't enjoy the new timetable too much. It was too early for her to teacher. After pulling her hair back and getting dressed she left her room and walked toward her room. She enjoyed the walk. Was good to get out of the stuffy castle.

Jodi sat behind her desk and waited for her third year students to arrive. She used her wand to open the door and read over her lesson plan one last time.

[filmodirectii]

The first lesson was fluxweed, and it was a great lesson to start out with. Gyminee knew a bit, learned a lot of course. She might have seen new people, whether they were really new or maybe she just doesn't notice people. No matter what, she still haven't talked to them. Gyminee talked to not a lot of people. Just a few. There are three who she talks to the most. Two of them where first years and one of them was a third year. That was a positive thing about being a third year. It's so much better when someone that Gyminee actually talks to out of class are in her classes as well. She doesn't' talk much in class, since she's more of an answering person. But if someone talks to her, she will respond. So about eight or eight thirty, Gyminee got ready for Herbology. She did the usual;wake up,eat. Then she walked to the greenhouses, again, waiting for others to enter.

[kerajonson]

Kera woke up a few minutes after eight that morning, after realizing the day before that the next Herbology class would start at nine. She put on her school robes, and quickly went down to the great hall to grab some breakfast. After finishing her breakfast, the 3rd year Gryffindor began to make her way toward the greenhouse.

The journey to the greenhouses seemed to be longer than usual. Maybe it just felt that way because Kera was still slightly tired as she walked along her path. She had always hated waking up early, and it usually took her an hour to become fully awake. As she finally arrived at the greenhouses, she walked in and took a seat at a table in the middle and to the far left. There was one other student who had arrived before her, but to be honest Kera was still a little too tired to speak with anyone. Hopefully, by the time class started she'd be more awake.

[aiden]

Aiden walked down to Herbology. He promised hmiself he would never be late to another class. He knew he was early, which was a very good thing to him. He walked into the classroom and found that only a few people were there already. "Hello Professor." He said and took his seat. He took out his notebook and was ready for today's lesson.

[grobanitexd]

Aaliyah rubbed her eyes as she came into the classroom. Sitting down in her own little corner, she looked at who else was around. No close friends, no one to chat with. Liyah sighed, already missing Brendan. Why did he have to leave the school like that? Just when they were starting to become such great friends and he was gone.

Liyah wondered how Vivian was dealing with the news. That's got to be rough for your boyfriend to suddenly leave the school. In the back of Liyah's mind, she hoped that Brendan would indeed return. Some students did return after they left. Well, what would happen, will happen.

[robotboy]

Herbology. That was what class was next. Dezi really didn't remember what they did last lesson. Oops. Anyways, it was way early in the morning and he was still sleepy. A piece of toast with raspberry jam was in his mouth and he munched on it, having woken up a bit late and needed to have breakfast on the go. Down across the lawns he went, enjoying the outdoors, although it was getting extremely cold. Winter was definitely on the way.

Glad to be inside the greenhouse's warmth, he saw a Mihael that he recognized and went over to sit next to her. Dropping his bag to the floor, he took out his notebook and swallowed his bite of toast, saying, "Hello. Aaliyah, right?" They sat next to one another in some other class, but he couldn't remember which, and they hadn't talked very much.

[grobanitexd]

Liyah glanced up at the Mihael who was talking to her. She recognized him as a Mihael and a third year but she did not know his name. She found it a little weird that he knew who she was when they were never formally introduced. But she smiled and nodded. "Yup, I'm Liyah. I don't think I've ever gotten your name though."

It was nice to have someone to chat with. It would give Aaliyah a chance to be distracted from the fact that Brendan was not going to show up to class that day. She twiddled with her pen in front of her as she listened to the boy's response.

[trini]

_{She bounced into her Herbology class. Why? Because she had one of her favortist breakfast ever. Yes. Favoritist. She had French Vanilla coffee, chocolate chip pancakes and warm syrup and fresh pineapple slices. Yum. She was so full she was bubbling with excitement. Taking her seat in the class she looked around, all familiar faces. Definately different from first year or even up to last year and she assumed the faces would only get more and more familiar to her.}

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[Jodi Peterson]

Jodi took a deep breath and started to speak. I've had to wait little bit longer then i would have liked to start the class." Jodi took a poster out of her top draw, and used her wand to have it hoover in front of the class. "This is the Whoomping Willow. First person to tell me just one fact will earn 5 points toward their house.

While Jodi waited for a student to answer, she looked through her class notes. Was going to be a tough lesson. She had a lot to get through, and she was half asleep. Jodi again used her wand to fill her mug with coffee. The coffee was lovely and warm, but for some reason she couldn't transfigure some sugar for herself. Taking yet another deep breath, Jodi looked to her class for an answer. She picked up the mug to keep her hands warm.

[trini]

_{Very determined to pay attention and pass her classes this term after having a minor set back, she thought about the Whomping Willow. She knew for a fact that it was very violent and dangerous. She cleared her throat and raised her hand. "I beleive that the Whomping Willow is very dangerous and that it strikes and thrashes anything that gets near to it, using its branches. Am I correct?" She was confident in this answer somewhat and hoped that it was correct.}

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[`friday augustine ross]

Bella's late? Bella couldn't' believe it. Although the classroom is not full with all the people there, she's still late, at least that's what it looks like. Jodi, their TA is already talking and another student is already answering some question. Oh well. Guess next time she just need to get to class early.

[robotboy]

Smiling at the girl, he said, "I'm Dezi. And don't worry, I'm not a stalker." Mhmm, he'd seen that expression on her face that said 'why does this guy know my name?" "My sister has mentioned you before when she talks about the Mihael Quidditch Team," he explained.

Looking towards the front of the room as the T.A. began teaching, he looked at the poster. Unfortunately, someone was quicker in answering her than he was, and they stole his answer, too! Pooey. Oh well. He'd just have to wait for the next change to earn Mihael some wonderful points.

[grobanitexd]

Liyah smirked. "I didn't think you were a stalker," she said. "I've seen you in the common room before so I just assumed you had heard my name once or twice before. That's a cool name, Dezi. I like it." She looked up at the teacher who was beginning the lesson. A Whomping Willow, eh? Sounded interesting. However, Aaliyah knew nothing about it so she couldn't get Mihael some much needed house points.

Thankfully, Sabra got to the answer first. Giving her a thumbs up, Aaliyah turned back to Dezi. "Who's your sister?" she whispered to him.

[robotboy]

Class had slowed down a bit, and Dezi was eager to finish the lesson. He wasn't exactly in the best of moods lately and would rather not show up to class at all. Looking over at Aaliyah, he smirked a bit. It was a good thing she didn't think he was a stalker. He didn't want the Headmistress lecturing him or anything lest she find out. "Thanks. My full name is actually Desiderio; I'm Italian. But Dezi is much nicer and much shorter. Your name is nice, too."

The Whomping Willow. Did that still exist on school grounds? He wasn't sure, but he'd never seen it before. He just knew what it was and what it did and some history behind it. Looking at the Mihael girl again, he was surprised he had forgotten to mention who his sister was. Jeez. "Oh, silly me. Her name is Avery."

[Jodi Peterson]

"That is correct Sabra. Please do take notes down. This will be one the end of year test," Jodi said with a smile toward the class. She picked up her lesson plan, read the first line, and turned toward her class to talk.

"The Whomping WIllow is native to western Europe, in the foot hills. Thousands of years ago, the willow were almost the same as a Muggle willow tree. The only difference was a curious habit of the plant to 'twitch'."

Jodi took a deep breath, shook her arms a little bit by her side and started to talk again, a little bit louder this time. "This twitching was a very slight and very quick movement. We believe it was probably used to shake insects of off the plant. The plant we know today as the Whomping willow has evolved over several centuries as the tree began to shake off larger nuisances, believing they were harmful."

Jodi looked around at her class. She hoped they were as interested in the tree as she was. The history behind the plant she found amazing. To amuse her students a little and perhaps wake them up, she placed her hands above her like a tree, and started twitching like the plant would have. Feeling no embarrassment, she stayed twitching for about 10 seconds before getting her class to quite down and listen to her again.

"This evolution was sped along in the late seventeenth century when wizards of the time found that it was amusing to cast jinxes on the trees that would send the who tree twitching. This amusing game was eventually banned." Jodi cleared her throat a little. This was because the Minster of Magic, Humphrey Fizziebee became the first wizard to ever be admitted to St. Mungo's because he was punched in the face by the tree. Jodi smiled and hoped her students were writing notes down still. "Questions yet?" Jodi asked.

5 house points for classwork

[grobanitexd]

Aaliyah had no questions so she quickly scribbled down her notes and responded to Dezi. "Desiderio is such a cool name. I don't know where my name came from. My parents are Irish, hence the last name beginning with a Mc. Don't know what ethnicity I am though. I was adopted by the McKenzie's when I was a wee lad." she smirked. "Thank you," she added when Dezi complemented her on her name.

"Oh, Avery," Aaliyah nodded, thinking about the captain of the Mihael Quidditch team. Well, that was really cool to know that someone mentioned her. It made Liyah feel that much more special. She smirked as she continued taking her notes.

[Jodi Peterson]

Jodi looked to her class and continued to speak. "In the last 100 years or so it was become a tradition to transplant the willow to use them as guardians. This did not work too well as even the wizards that who were supposed to get neat the tree could not. A wizard named Fredetic Tighe thought he had a solution, using the petrificus totalus jinx, but then the tree could not be un frozen. Have you ever heard of a lady named Laura Hopkins?" Jodi asked "Perhaps you may have heard about her in History of Magic?" she asked the class.

Looking around at blank faces Jodi turned on her harsh tone, "Wake up people," she said. "First person to tell me they know of Laura Hopkins earns 5 house points and a Galleon from me," she said slowly. Jodi pulled a Galleon from out of her pocket. If the house points we're enough, a Galleon then should have been. She needed a way for her class to be more active. Perhaps a practical lesson next would be good.

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Laura Hopkins...Hm...Gyminee thought. She had never heard of a Laura Hopkins. Especially not any relation to what the TA was talking about. She might have heard of her, probably as either someone she had read from, or some kind of muggle fact, she does not know. The only type of Laura Hopkins she know is one that is a set designer but has nothing to do with History of Magic. Trying to break the silence, Gyminee raised her hand although she know that there is no single possible way that she could even be correct.

"Erm...well I haven't heard of a Laura Hopkins as in History of Magic wise. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with what you're talking about since I do not remember if this is some kind of muggle fact but the only Laura Hopkins I had heard of, although I do not remember any other information is that she is some kind of a set designer. Other than that fact which I think might be way off, I have never heard of a Laura Hopkins or remembered talking about her in History of Magic."

[Jodi Peterson]

"Laura Hopkins studied the tree as part of her NEWT level in Herbology. She devised that using a cutting curse in the lower bark of the tree, followed by four direct shots with the stunning jinx into the cut followed by casting 'Reparo' to then close the hole would make a small lump in the side of the tree."

"This lump is invisible to anyone who doesn't know it is there, as it looks just like any other knot. The poking of this knot with a small amount of force will freeze the tree for a minute or see, just long enough to run away safely. Willows are no longer used to guard things as there are many other spells and such which work wonders and that are far safer."

This was the end of Jodi's class. She levitated a piece of paper to each of her students desks. "I would like you all to attend my next lesson. This homework is worth 5 points. See you later," she said, picking her wand up from her desk and opening the classroom door.


Does the grounds of Trio's Hogwarts have a Whoomping Willow? (1)
Where is the tree native to? (1)
How does the Willow differ from normal willow trees? (1)
What is the name of the Minister of Magic that was sent to hospital after an accident with the tree? (1)
Who is the knot in the tree visible to?(1)

Answering this quiz will help you pass this class if you've post only once.