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Little Grey Cloud
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:47 pm

Welcome Students To Herbology. I shall be your teacher and hopefully everyone shall have a great term.

In order for things to run smoothly in class there are a few rules which should be simple enough to follow.
1. Raise your hand if you wish to speak.
2. Show respect towards your fellow students as well as myself.
3. You are given a week from the time the lesson is posted to complete your homework, I will not accept late work, unless you had posted in the Hogsmeade thread letting us know you would be gone.
4. If I find any plants taken out of the classroom, the person responsible will be punished.
5. Send all homework to me via owl. That way we can avoid cheating.

Rather Important Information:
1. The homework will start off rather easy, but it will become gradually harder. Later on the homework will consist of essays, requesting pictures of the plant, and list potions the plant serves as an ingredient in.
2. Some weeks I'll have a lot of homework, in real life, so I won't post that lesson until the following week.

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:48 pm

Students Enrolled in Herbology:
tonksluvsmoony (Ravenclaw)
moonzeppelin8 (Ravenclaw)
Crimson Llama (Ravenclaw)
Sour Turtle (Ravenclaw)
DanceWithMe-Apolianne (Ravenclaw)
kairoru (Ravenclaw)
krzykrngrl (Ravenclaw)
Fabled Giraffe (Ravenclaw)
[Shadow_Ninja] (Hufflepuff)
1-of-Enlightenment (Hufflepuff)
Kotori82 (Hufflepuff)
Zombie Hunter Kaede (Hufflepuff)
CARE UH (Hufflepuff)
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Ginerva M Weasley Potter (Hufflepuff)
Rhyala (Gryffindor)
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RyuKokoro (Slytherin)
Morikochan(Slytherin)
Black Rose Takamari93 (Slytherin)
XXSkatergurl101XX (Slytherin)

Those Who Have Turned In Homework This Week:
Black Rose Takamari93 (Slytherin)
Kotori82 (Hufflepuff)
Sour Turtle (Ravenclaw)
krzykrngrl (Ravenclaw)
Crimson Llama (Ravenclaw)
tonksluvsmoony (Ravenclaw)
Fabled Giraffe (Ravenclaw)

Little Grey Cloud
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:49 pm

Grading Scale

Passing
O- Outstanding
E- Exceeds Expectations
A- Acceptable

Failing
P- Poor
D- Dreadful
T- Troll

Please note your grade will be sent to you via owl (pm).

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:50 pm

House Points

I will award house points as follows:
5 hps for turning in homework that any effort was put into.
5 additional hps if it receives an A
10 additional hps if it receives an E
15 additional hps if it receives an O

I will deduct house points for the following:
- Rule breaking.
- Awful Behavior.
- Purposely sending in incorrect answers to the homework.

House points awarded this week:
Gryffindor: 00
Ravenclaw: 75
Hufflepuff: 10
Slytherin: 20

House points awarded last week:
Gryffindor: 00
Ravenclaw: 103
Hufflepuff: 88
Slytherin: 77

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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:51 pm

Question's and Answers
(All questions asked in class will be posted hear along with there answers so that it is easy to find.)

None.

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:52 pm

Current Lesson Until October 1:

Today we will be learning about Gillyweed and the Devil's Snare. We will save the Devil's Snare for later so we can get started on Gillyweed.
Gillyweed looks like a bunch of slimy, greyish-green rat tails, and has an unpleasant rubbery texture, but has very useful properties. When eaten, it causes a human to grow gills, allowing them to breathe underwater, and also webs the fingers and toes to improve swimming. The amount of Gillyweed effects on how long you would be able to swim under water. For example eating a small amount might allow you to swim for an hour or so. While eating greater quantities Gillyweed may make the effect last longer.

The Devil's Snare is a highly dangerous plant. This is a plant with long creepers and snake-like tendrils that are used to trap animal prey. Devil's Snare detects the presence of prey when it is touched, and immediately sends out tendrils to trap it. The more the victim attempts to struggle, the faster the tendrils wrap round them. The plant is attracted to dark, damp conditions, and light and warmth can be used to make it release any trapped prey. Devil's Snare is similar in appearance to the Flitterbloom, but importantly is not dangerous. I would highly advise you not to touch any plant that resembles/is the Devil's Snare. There are spells to use to dectect which plant such as a spell that causes light and warmth.

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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:52 pm

Current Homework:

1. Send in a photograph, reference picture, or drawing of Gillyweed.
2. Send me a paragraph essay on the differences between the Devil's Snare and Flitterbloom.

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:54 pm

Last Weeks Lesson

Today class we will be learning about the Mandragora or more commanly known as Mandrake. The Mandrake is a tufty purplish-green plant - the young Mandrake is, at least. The above-ground parts of the Mandrake look entirely normal, but the roots are anything but. Instead of normal roots, the young Mandrake plant instead has a small, muddy and extremely ugly baby with mottled green skin, with the leaves of the plant growing directly out of its head. As the plant matures, so does the underground baby. The cry of the full-grown Mandrake is fatal, and even the sound of the baby can knock a human unconscious for several hours. For this reason, you must all wear earmuffs when re-potting them. The Mandrakes themselves don't want to be re-potted and will everything in their power to prevent it, including squirming, kicking, punching and biting. The Mandrake has a number of important magical uses once it has been harvested, cut up and stewed. It forms an essential part of most antidotes, and is also a powerful restorative, Mandrake Restorative Draught, capable of returning those who have been Transfigured, cursed or petrified to their original state.