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First Years, Lesson Three; *Archived* Slytherin and Hufflepuff: Semester Two, Year Twelve
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Professor Kalif Styx
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Patriarch of the Zhefarovich Family, Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Slytherin Head of House, Former Death Eater, Legilimens, Occlumens

Kalif walked into the class, feeling quite irritated, though it didn't show except through his eyes. He greeted the class, considering he was rather late, “Morning children.” The last word softened by each syllable. He leaned against his desk, and smirked, “You learned the basic of your tools, and today, you’ll use them.” He nodded at the blackboard behind him and a picture of a pumpkin appeared. “You’ll plant pumpkins. And then present them for the house elves.”

Kalif glanced outside and prepared for the lecture, “The Pumpkin is believed to have originated in North America, where the Native Americans dried strips of Pumpkin and wove them into mats. The original name was Pepon, which was Greek for large melon. Through many different translations, it then became known as Pumpkin.” The picture vanished. He smirked at the bored faces. “The Pumpkin is widely known for being served at feasts as Pumpkin Pie, but it’s notoriety comes from its established tradition at Halloween.” Kalif waved his hand and the board retreated.

“If you didn't take notes, then what I have said will be on the exams later on and will affect your grade. Now, we are going to go outside and plant the pumpkins. You may wear gloves. It is optional.” Kalif slipped on his leather black gloves. Kalif walked to the doors and opened them. He ordered quite loudly, smirking after seeing a few students jump. “Grab your tools and follow me to the pumpkin patch.” Kalif walked outside into the sun, hearing the students follow. His tools, a spade, a watering can, and a rake were waiting for him at his section.

Kalif stopped at the bottom of the hill. His eyes gazed over the flat expanse of land awaited them. The dirt looked ripe and eager for planting. It was in the shape of a huge rectangle. Kalif pulled a bag of Pumpkins seeds from the inside of his robe. He gave them each a seed for their own use. “Be sure your soil is tilled, or rather soft, always. I have tilled the soil already, since we haven’t enough time. Your pumpkins are to be in the ground and ready to grow by the end of today’s lesson.”

Kalif flicked out his wand, “Watch what I do using magic. You will be doing this in regular labor.” A twisted smirk formed on his face. His spade hovered in the air. “Get down on your knees, since its easier to reach the dirt. Take your spade and dig a small hole in the ground and drop the seed into the hole.” His spade did exactly that, and Kalif dropped the seed into the hole. “Refill the hole.” As his did. “Pat the soil lightly and don’t compact it.” His spade gently patted the ground. "Now, give it a generous amount of water.” His watering can poured water over the dirt. “Now, do exactly as I did.”

After everyone was finished, Kalif smirked, “Now, for the spell. We will be harvesting them soon anyway. And the pumpkins will need help. Wands out.” Kalif held his wand straight up and stated clearly, “Sementis medicates.” He then waved his wand in a loop over his planted pumpkin seed. The sprout emerged from the ground, thickened into a vine, twining and extending its vine, waiting for the others to grow. A small bud flowered, then bloomed a yellow before the petals fell away and a small, light colored melon clinging to the vine.

Kalif ordered authoritatively, “Practice the words and I’ll make sure you have the pronunciation is correct.” He repeated it, and made them say it as well, and then practiced the wand movement. “Now, try it.” Once everyone were finished, he pointed to the greenhouse. “Put away your things and tonight, I want you all to research the pumpkin and write another essay upon what you have learned upon your research. You may leave once everything is put away.”

Homework: RP today’s lesson. For an extra point, include a picture of a pumpkin.
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Hades Styx II
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Animagus - Obliviator - Sinister

--Walking through the lawns, Hades Lutrov II was on his way to Herbology. He needed to head over to the greenhouses. He entered into the empty one, and raised an eyebrow. There was no one here, which completely surprised him. Hades shrugged, walked up the aisle, and sat down. This may be a more active lesson than the previous one, as the last one all they had to do was take notes of the tools. Would they be putting the tools to work this time around? Hades wondered this. After everyone was in here, Professor Styx arrived a little late, which was rather unusual from the previous two times of meeting him here in the class. Regardless, Hades heard what they were going to be doing, and hoped that they would not have to actually look at the house elves. Hades thought that they were rather useless creatures, though his family had servants, of elves and humans alike. Hades listened as Professor Styx went on about the pumpkin. And here Hades was unaware that even a plant had such history behind it. The picture of a pumpkin appeared on the blackboard, and he listened to what Professor Styx said, but did not take notes. He could remember those simple facts, for the time being and he would gladly ace those exams. They could wear gloves, but Hades really preferred nothing to be on his hands, nothing like gloves that is.

--He got up and grabbed a set of tools from the wall, before he walked outside with the other first years to the pumpkin patch. Professor Styx led them to a mass of land waiting for them, and then they each received a single pumpkin seed. The soil was tilled already, probably via magic. As Professor Styx demonstrated, Hades watched with a raised eyebrow. He heard exactly what they were going to be doing, memorizing it so that he would not screw up. Once it was their turn, Hades chose a patch for himself, and he started to dig a small hole, with his pumpkin seed clinched inside of his hand. He dropped the seed into the hole. Refilling the hole with dirt, he patted it lightly and then with a watering can, he gave the dirt a good amount of water. Then they were taught a spell, with the right wand movement. He said, "Sementis medicates." Looping his wand over the dirt, Hades waited for the result. Soon there, it did the same thing as Professor Styx's plant. The pumpkin was entirely small. For now that is. They were given a research assignment, which did not sound fun for Hades at all, but he would have to do it anyway. Cleaning his tools, packing his things, he left for the library to do his homework, even for other classes.


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Zayne Baros
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--Even in these lessons, Zayne Baros still had no idea what to think about the matter. The professor seemed strict but he knew what he was doing, which was why Zayne still attended the lessons, knowing that he would be able to get his mind's worth of knowledge. Walking down to the greenhouses, the young Slytherin entered to see that creepy boy that always sat down next to him in the class. Zayne crossed the room and he took a seat where he was at last, and stared ahead. After everyone was in the classroom, that was when Professor Styx entered the classroom, probably preparing them for what they would have to do. Zayne was rather curious, you see, because he was always interested in what they were going to be doing anyway. This was Herbology, so it was something about plants, that was for certain. But that was the only certainty. What would they be planting? Or harvesting? Zayne's questions were soon answered. They were going to be planting pumpkins. Seemed simple enough, because they were just first years. A picture appeared on the blackboard, and Zayne himself loved everything pumpkin, especially pumpkin pastries.

--Soon, they were taking notes, which Zayne went on ahead and did because he figured that they would be using them for the exams, which Professor Styx later confirmed that they would be on the exams. Once that was done, they were told to get the tools, which Zayne of course did, and followed the rest of the first years out to the pumpkin patch, which the soil was already tilled for them. Professor Styx gave them all a demonstration as well as a pumpkin seed. Zayne found his own section and he started out digging a hole. Once he thought that it was deep enough, he put the seed into the hole, and he buried it, lightly patting the soil. He gave the soil quite a bit of water from the watering can, and then he was told that he needed a spell to make it grow faster. Flourishing his wand, he murmured, waving his wand in a loop, "Sementis medicates." A sprout burst from the ground, before it became a rather cute little pumpkin. Zayne glanced up and he went back to the greenhouses, cleaned up the tools, and then they were to go back into the greenhouses. After everything was put away, they were dismissed. Zayne packed his things and he left the classroom for the day.


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Fayt Aurelious
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Even though it was already their third meeting, Fayt wasn't still that fond of herbology. It was not necessarily because of how strict their professor is, but rather, he just can't find the enthusiasm to just read about these plants no matter how useful they appear to be. However, though he lack the motivation, he still do attend the classes, after all, it would be bad if he failed it, right? he wouldn't want o disappoint his adoptive parents no matter if he wasn't that close to them. Entering the room, Fayt was quite amused to see that instead of that slytherin boy that he usually found to be the first one on the room, there were already two students inside. Now that he had actually think about it though, the other student, who seemed to be from hufflepuff it seemed, seems to be always early on each classes as well. Sitting on his usual seat, Fayt waited for everyone else to arrive. Though he wasn't that interested in the subject, he still cannot help but to wonder about what it was that they would be learning for the day, hopefully though, it would be interesting, unlike the one that they had the other meeting which was all about those tools.

As the professor began to talk, Fayt do the thing that he had always done on every classes that he had attended, that it, to take down notes. It was, after all, only a wise thing to do, they would have exams soon, and surely, this notes would help for him to actually pass the said exam. Once they were done, the professor told them to get the tools, which he had done as told, he wouldn't want to be on the professor's bad side after all, that would be bad for him. He then followed the others as they moved to the pumpkin patch. The professor showed them what they should do, and of course, soon after , they were given their own pumpkin seeds. He did as the professor had demonstrated, and once he had been sure that the hole that he dug was deep enough, he put the seed in it, buried it, and lightly patted the soil as what they were told to do. He then gave it a generous amount of water. When he was done, he took out his wand, ready to cast the spell that they were told to do. Waving his wand in a loop, he said the proper incantation. "Sementis medicates." Soon after, a sprout burst out from a ground, turning into the pumpkin that was supposed to be the final result of the labour that they had just done. Fayt cannot help but to smile a little at this small accomplishment that he had done, cleaning up the tools that he used and going back to the greenhouses to pack his things, Fayt had decided to go straight to their common room, he, after all, had lots of homework to do, and surely, it would take him hours to finish all of it.


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