Landon enjoyed the previous trip that he had with his third years. It had been a long time since he had last visit Chelsea Physics Garden. Nothing much had changed but he still enjoyed the trip. He was also quite relieved that nothing disastrous had happened. The man did trust his students, but there was still a part of him that worried that they would cause some trouble. It was great that his students managed to behave themselves however, and it made the man excited for the upcoming lessons.
For this lesson today, in the centre of the greenhouse stood a pallet of Leaping Toadstools that had not been harvested yet. He had moved it inside so as to not expose it to too much sun in the hot summer's weather. He was always weary about the amount of shade and sunlight that his plants had, as there was no turning back if the plants dried out and died. As his students filed into the room, Landon gestured for them to sit around it as the toadstoods writhed about attached to their roots and itching to be harvested and let free.
“Welcome students! I hope you all enjoyed the trip from last week. Today we will be learning about Leaping Toadstools, which are the small creatures that I planted recently in the pallet in front of you. I suggest you take out some writing equipment while I lecture you!” Landon wanted to keep it short, and so started it quickly. “These little things originate from Britain, but now they can be found all over the world. They are used as ingredients in potions, particularly ones that result in extra energy for the drinker, because these things are full of them! They love to leap, hence the name Leaping Toadstools, and you should not stand in their way when they do, because they do pack a punch if you happen to be too close.” Landon looked around the room, keeping an eye on those who were taking notes and those who weren’t. He didn’t often give his class too many lectures, but he really hoped his students would listen to him.
The man looked at his pocket watch before continuing, glad that he was running on time. “Since they can be quite a handful, does anyone know what spell would be most useful to cast on them when you’re trying to harvest them?” Landon asked, wondering if anyone had done their readings. He called upon someone across the room. “Petrificus Totalus?” they said, and Landon beamed at them. “Exactly! 5 House Points to you! Leaping Toadstools can be quite the fussy type, preferring any soil except for acidic soil, in which case it will turn purple and become poisonous. Not only that, but they hate being handled by people.” Landon wanted to make sure to tell them this so they were extra careful with today’s activity, despite how easy it would be for them. “What I would like you guys to do is harvest them. I will show you how it is done.”
Landon walked over to the pallet, getting down on his knees as he looked around to see who was watching before getting his gloves from his pocket and putting them on. “Firstly you must put your gloves on and then petrify them like so.” Landon took out his wand and pointed it at one of the larger ones. It suddenly stopped moving and became rigid, allowing Landon to grab it and harvest it. “Then, simply pick it up, give it a bit of a twist and a gentle pull to get it out of the ground.” Landon did as he said, holding up the toadstool to show the class once it had detached from its root. “Then just place it into the barrel at the front of the room, making sure you close the lid.” Landon did this, smiling around at the class as he hoped they managed to get it. It wasn’t a hard task at all, but rather time consuming, and if each of his students had a go it would be done in no time.
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Assignment: RP the lesson. Extra points for creativity and 5 points to the person who can answer the question!
For this lesson today, in the centre of the greenhouse stood a pallet of Leaping Toadstools that had not been harvested yet. He had moved it inside so as to not expose it to too much sun in the hot summer's weather. He was always weary about the amount of shade and sunlight that his plants had, as there was no turning back if the plants dried out and died. As his students filed into the room, Landon gestured for them to sit around it as the toadstoods writhed about attached to their roots and itching to be harvested and let free.
“Welcome students! I hope you all enjoyed the trip from last week. Today we will be learning about Leaping Toadstools, which are the small creatures that I planted recently in the pallet in front of you. I suggest you take out some writing equipment while I lecture you!” Landon wanted to keep it short, and so started it quickly. “These little things originate from Britain, but now they can be found all over the world. They are used as ingredients in potions, particularly ones that result in extra energy for the drinker, because these things are full of them! They love to leap, hence the name Leaping Toadstools, and you should not stand in their way when they do, because they do pack a punch if you happen to be too close.” Landon looked around the room, keeping an eye on those who were taking notes and those who weren’t. He didn’t often give his class too many lectures, but he really hoped his students would listen to him.
The man looked at his pocket watch before continuing, glad that he was running on time. “Since they can be quite a handful, does anyone know what spell would be most useful to cast on them when you’re trying to harvest them?” Landon asked, wondering if anyone had done their readings. He called upon someone across the room. “Petrificus Totalus?” they said, and Landon beamed at them. “Exactly! 5 House Points to you! Leaping Toadstools can be quite the fussy type, preferring any soil except for acidic soil, in which case it will turn purple and become poisonous. Not only that, but they hate being handled by people.” Landon wanted to make sure to tell them this so they were extra careful with today’s activity, despite how easy it would be for them. “What I would like you guys to do is harvest them. I will show you how it is done.”
Landon walked over to the pallet, getting down on his knees as he looked around to see who was watching before getting his gloves from his pocket and putting them on. “Firstly you must put your gloves on and then petrify them like so.” Landon took out his wand and pointed it at one of the larger ones. It suddenly stopped moving and became rigid, allowing Landon to grab it and harvest it. “Then, simply pick it up, give it a bit of a twist and a gentle pull to get it out of the ground.” Landon did as he said, holding up the toadstool to show the class once it had detached from its root. “Then just place it into the barrel at the front of the room, making sure you close the lid.” Landon did this, smiling around at the class as he hoped they managed to get it. It wasn’t a hard task at all, but rather time consuming, and if each of his students had a go it would be done in no time.
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Assignment: RP the lesson. Extra points for creativity and 5 points to the person who can answer the question!
