First Years, Lesson Four

Landon leaned back against his desk as he waited for his first years to arrive. After everyone had taken their seat, Landon said brightly, "Hello! I hope you're all in a good mood because today we will be checking our pumpkins. Put on your gloves and workrobes, because you will need them. You will be harvesting your pumpkin. Also, grab your pruning shears. Follow me!" Landon happily went out of the greenhouse, excited to see how everyone's pumpkins were getting along. He had his black, leather gloves on and the shears in his left hand and he hoped everyone else did too.

"Locate your pumpkin. All of them should be ready to take off the vine. Take out the pruning shears and have a firm grip." Landon demonstrated with his pumpkin. "Snip your pumpkin from its vine, like so. It may take a bit of strength." Landon easily snipped his from the vine. His pumpkin was free and he just smiled at his students, proud of all their efforts so far as he watched everyone begin to get to work. The man went around to each of the first years and helped them if need be, which he rather enjoyed doing. Thankfully, everyone seemed to get it and, once he was sure everyone's pumpkins were off the vine, he retrieved his wand out of his pocket and spoke again.

"Now, we will be taking the pumpkins to the castle. We'll have to levitate them as they will be much too heavy to carry yourselves and I don’t want anyone getting hurt. Everyone must attempt to levitate their pumpkin. Whether or not you have learned this in Charms yet, the levitating charm is Wingaridium Leviosa." He made the students repeat the words correctly, and then practiced the swish and flick movement. "Cast the charm on the pumpkin, and we will be going off to the castle." Landon cast the charm on the pumpkin and levitated it a bit above the ground. "I'll follow you so we won't have any screw ups." Landon walked behind them, making sure there weren't any mistakes and that no pumpkins fell onto the ground. Once they got to the castle, they went inside and lowered their pumpkins down in the entrance hall. Landon had ordered a few house elves to meet them and take them away, which they did. Once they were done, they left to go back to the greenhouse.

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Assignment: RP the lesson. At the end, tell the house elf what you want your pumpkin to be turned into. Include a picture for extra credit. Please also note, RPing your character simply lifting the pumpkin with their bare hands will get them an EE grade.

 

[Miles Flynn]

Miles was curious to see how his pumpkin was doing after the last lesson, so he was pleased when they were told they would be harvesting them this time around. Following the class out to where they had planted the pumpkins last time, Miles couldn't help the grin as he found his own one growing. It looked quite healthy. Not the biggest, but still big enough that it would make a pretty cool jack o lantern when it was all carved. Listening to the Professor, Miles followed the instructions they were given, using the shears to clip the pumpkin he had grown from the vine. Then, he rummaged into his pocket and pulled out his wand, recalling his charms lessons as he levitated the pumpkin off the ground on the very first attempt. The Gryffindor couldn't help the rather smug grin as he walked back to the castle, putting his pumpkin down for the house elves and telling them he didn't mind what they carved it into. He was just eager to see it once it was all done.

 

[Mania Athanasiou]

Mania arrived to Herbology lesson excited to see her pumpkin, she had decided on a name for it. It would be Pamela. Settling to her usual place the Gryffindor bounced on her feet waiting for the Professor to get the instructions over with as she put on her gloves and robes. She frowned when she realized she'd have to cut it off of its vine, well Pamela sure could use a little haircut! "Sorry Pampam, that hair's a rats nest!" She said before snipping it straight off, it unfortunately rolled off and down on the floor with a very wet sounding smack because she had forgot to grip the pumpkin, the sound was rather alarming but the brunette went on as if nothing had happened, picking it up proudly. Well she tried, it was far heavier than it looked and it fell again and Mania just grunted, that damned pumpkin. Using the levitation spell Nia took Pamela to the castle and when she was asked to give it to the house elf she shook her head. "No! I raised Pamela, she is mine if you want her you'll have to take it from me. I'll not give her up easily, I'll scream and cry." She stated her attention faltering and Pamela smacking on the floor for the third and final time, well no more Pamela, she was now mush and pieces on the floor.