Sixth Years: Lesson Three

Despite not having any major, soul-crushing exams to cover this year, Angel's sixth years were definitely his busiest class, wasting no time covering more plants even part way through the semester.

"Alright folks, I've got another treat for you back in the Dangerous Plants Greenhouse so let's hop to it," Angel said, clapping his hands together and motioning the class to follow him back out to the Dangerous Plants Greenhouse. "You guys know the drill, hands to yourself, be nice to the plants, stick with the group yada yada," Angel said as he lead the class into the greenhouse and further into the back, past the Devil's Snare to their plant for the day.

“Now this beauty here is the Snargaluff,” he said, stopping and motioning to the enclosed plant that looked not too dissimilar to a dead tree stump. “Looks pretty harmless, right? But it’s in here for a reason. The Snargaluff is a carnivorous plant, sometimes known for being a man-eater, and is an ambush predator. Once its unsuspecting prey approaches, it sends out spiny vines to ensnare it,” he said, miming the creeping vines and enjoying watching some of the student’s reactions as he played up the drama.

“Now, unfortunately for any budding young herbologist, Snargaluff pods are quite useful, so you’ve got to deal with the aforementioned vines to get them. Definitely not something to be done alone. Here, take a look.” With a flick of his wand, Angel carefully levitated a discarded twig near the snargaluff, flinching with the class when the the Snargaluff made short work of it, its brambly vines snapping out of almost nowhere, shredding the twig and slapping furiously against the protective screen. “Woof, see that?” He said with a giddy giggle, quietly thankful the screen had held year after of doing this. “Anyone manage to spot the pods too? Look kinda like big green grapefruit things.” Now that the threat had been dealt with, the vines quickly retreated, leaving the plant looking once again like a harmless log. “Now uh, perhaps we should call it a day there. You’re all welcome to look around a bit, just again, don’t touch anything. I’m not responsible for any lost limbs, alright?”

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RP the lesson. Feel free to hang out in the greenhouse, just try to keep your hands to yourself.

 

[June Davenport]

June made her way to the greenhouse and before she could sat down the professor quickly told them they were visiting the dangerous plant section again, obviously how fun. So she followed Castillo and stayed close to him. She had her tiny notebook with her to take some quick notes of what the professor told them. The plant he told them about was the Snargaluff. She had to grin about the man-eater part. But it was kind of disgusting as well. It would be an fun suprise to put this in a room with someone. The podds were usefull the professor told them and June had read about that before. June watched the professor demonstrate and she took a few steps back as the plant seemed very aggresive to the twig. She took an good look of the plant and made sure she had the details written down, and walked around a bit to see which plants they would still cover and make sure she would be preprared for the upcoming classes. When the lesson was over she left the greenhouse after saying goodbye to her head of house.

 

[Theodore Nightray]

As the group entered the Dangerous Plants Greenhouse, Theo trailed behind, hands in his pockets. After last time when one of the plants threatened to rise and snag him, he figured it was probably for the best that he didn't touch anything more. When they stopped in front of the Snargaluff, Theo raised a brow, scrutinizing the plant. The Snargaluff’s sudden attack on the levitated twig made Theodore take a small, reflexive step back, though he quickly recovered, smirking at the furious vines slapping against the screen. "I think I'll stick to picking oranges, less chances of being mauled," he said with mock seriousness. As the professor gave them permission to look around, Theo sauntered a bit closer to the protective screen, keeping a respectful distance but eyeing the Snargaluff with fascination. “Bet you five galleons you couldn’t sneak a pod without getting tangled,” he told a random classmate who shot him a horrified look. Theo grinned, holding up his hands. “Kidding. I’d never bet against those odds—I’m far too pretty to lose my limbs.” Seriously, people need to lighten up.​

 

[Hinata Edogawa]

Hinata followed the group as Professor Castillo once again brought them to the Dangerous Plants Greenhouse. While her classmates buzzed with nervous energy - some more than others - Hinata tried to remain composed even as she also swore she exuded nervousness from her pores. As the professor introduced the Snargaluff, Hinata’s brow furrowed slightly, studying the plant that appeared deceptively mundane. Her lips twitched into a small smile at the professor's dramatics but the sudden lashing of the vines as they shredded the twig drew a sharp intake of breath from her. When they were allowed to look around, she stepped a little closer, keeping a safe distance as she inspected the plant more closely. She kept her hands tucked behind her back, ensuring she didn't inadvertently brush against anything. It wasn't really on her agenda to be eaten by a plant today.​

 

[Mikael Nightray]

Mikael didn't really get what his Head of House was being enthusiastic about. Surely, surely, he would have gotten used to the dangerous plants by now. He sighed. Why did he have to be surrounded by people addicted to plants? It was at least good to be part of this class if only so his boyfriend wouldn't be able to dupe him into buying him human-eating plants. As the Snargaluff came into view, Mikael took note of its appearance. Ambush predator disguised as a dead tree stump. He observed the plant intensely, barely reacting as the professor demonstrated just how deadly the vines were. When Angel asked if anyone had spotted the pods, Mikael’s sharp eyes quickly identified the green, grapefruit-like spheres nestled within the plant’s core. With the demonstration concluded, the class was given permission to look around. Mikael approached the Snargaluff’s enclosure, studying the plant closely. He surmised that there would probably be a pattern to its movements. Not that he would really need to know that since he wasn't exactly planning to own one. Or to get close to another one.​