Angel would be the first to admit he wasn’t overly fond of today’s lesson subject and he was relieved when his Sixth Years finally started arriving for class. He’d taken to exiling today’s plants on the other side of his office until today and would be glad to be finally rid of them again once they were done being used as a teaching aid. Eager to get the lesson over with, Angel quickly swung the greenhouse door shut with his wand once the last student was inside.
“Right, straight to it. Today we’ll be looking at Fanged Geraniums. Feisty bastards,” he said with a tense smile. He still hadn’t quite forgiven this crop for ruining the sleeves one of his favorite shirts yet. “Quite similar to the muggle “Cranesbills”, which share the same scientific family “Geranium”, but not much else. Most notable differences being the fanged geranium has fangs and a tendency to bite. Watch your fingers,” Angel said, beckoning the students closer to the group of fanged geraniums settled on the table.
“The fangs are used in potion-making, useful for strength potions, or even culinarily. Adds some extra bite,” he said with a dry, if bitter, laugh. “Come on and take a look, but be mindful of your hands. They’re relatively easy to care for, minus the teeth, of course, just ah-” Angel snapped his fingers at a particularly ornery geranium, waving his wand with his free hand to freeze it before it could finish trying to take a bite out of anyone. “-I suggest you employ an immobilizing charm if you intend on harvesting anything. Though if one does get its teeth in you, some dittany or quick healing charm should do the trick.”
“That’s all I’ve got for you today, though I'm willing to give extra credit to anyone who can find a recipe that uses fanged geranium fangs,” he said, dismissing the class with a lazy wave. “Feel free to check up on your screechsnaps or if you want to try your luck watering one of the geraniums, the dittany’s over here.”
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RP the lesson and have your student interact with a geranium if they’re feeling brave. Extra credit for describing any recipe that might use the fangs*
*There is no canon for this, so feel free to name or create any dish for funsies.
“Right, straight to it. Today we’ll be looking at Fanged Geraniums. Feisty bastards,” he said with a tense smile. He still hadn’t quite forgiven this crop for ruining the sleeves one of his favorite shirts yet. “Quite similar to the muggle “Cranesbills”, which share the same scientific family “Geranium”, but not much else. Most notable differences being the fanged geranium has fangs and a tendency to bite. Watch your fingers,” Angel said, beckoning the students closer to the group of fanged geraniums settled on the table.
“The fangs are used in potion-making, useful for strength potions, or even culinarily. Adds some extra bite,” he said with a dry, if bitter, laugh. “Come on and take a look, but be mindful of your hands. They’re relatively easy to care for, minus the teeth, of course, just ah-” Angel snapped his fingers at a particularly ornery geranium, waving his wand with his free hand to freeze it before it could finish trying to take a bite out of anyone. “-I suggest you employ an immobilizing charm if you intend on harvesting anything. Though if one does get its teeth in you, some dittany or quick healing charm should do the trick.”
“That’s all I’ve got for you today, though I'm willing to give extra credit to anyone who can find a recipe that uses fanged geranium fangs,” he said, dismissing the class with a lazy wave. “Feel free to check up on your screechsnaps or if you want to try your luck watering one of the geraniums, the dittany’s over here.”
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RP the lesson and have your student interact with a geranium if they’re feeling brave. Extra credit for describing any recipe that might use the fangs*
*There is no canon for this, so feel free to name or create any dish for funsies.
