Lesson #1 - 6th and 7th Years!

[Keira Bennet]

Keira walked calmly into the Herbology green house carrying a steaming cup of coffee, which she got from her office. She was wearing standard Hogwarts robes, but her hair was in two side braids that had sparkling diamonds placed in it. When she saw all the students that were gathered around the long, old, worn mahogany table she was excited. "Good Morning class!" Keira said brightly while setting down her coffee. "I hope you all had a nice summer break. No demetor attacks I hope?" Keira said this smiling, but while she said this she though, Oh I hope they all get that little joke. The seventh years at least must have lived through that.
"Okay, you all don't know who I am I suspect. So, i shall introduce myself. I am your new Herbology Professor, Keira. You may call me Professor Keira, Professor, or Professor Bennet, whichever works best for you. I expect you will follow my rules, if you don't know them check out my office. That is also where you will find the sign up sheet. Okay onto our lesson today," Keira took a sip of coffee," we will be doing a review of the things you've learned in past years. As I am new here I don't know exactly what you've learned. So, this is a way for me to test you and see what you all must learn."
Keira started to walk around the room, "Okay, I'll ask some questions, some will be long answer, others will be short answer. Please raise you hand to answer your questions, I probably won't know you're names yet so I'll describe you by hair color, eye color, house, ecetera. When I call on you please say your name, in this way I will remember who you are in the future. I expect everyone to participate in this lesson. For the first question, what happens when you pull a mandrake out of its pot? And why? Or has you previous professor not told you why that is? Please tell me if I ask about anything you don't know yet." While the students were thinking Keira walked back to the place where she sat her coffee down at and picked it up. Once she picked it up Keira started to walk around again, and while she walked she sipped.

OoC: Please in you post describe yourself! Remember Keira does not know what your names are!

[Meriah Blue Hoft]

Blue stood towards the back of the group in the Herbology class. She had placed two electric blue streaks in her black hair that morning to intensify the blue slits in her eyes. It was a good thing that blue and green went along well together, since Blue was a Slytherin rather than a Ravenclaw and was wearing a green tie over her white blouse. She was tuning out most of the professor's little introduction speech, which was a normal activity for her. She missed majority of the beginning, but heard the last part, which was the question they were supposed to answer.

"For the first question, what happens when you pull a mandrake out of its pot? And why?"

Now, Blue didn't know the exact answer-- she never paid attention in class, it was a miracle she passed anything--but she felt like breaking the silence, since the rest of the class didn't seem to want to answer the question any more than she did. The other thing was, she had learned it was best to introduce the professors to her attitude as soon as possible. Not wanting to waste time waiting to be called on, she simply rose her hand (to show who was speaking) and gave her answer; "Isn't it obvious? The mandrake is being pulled from their home, out of the dark and into the light, out of the warmth and into the cold. It's a normal reaction to cry out in protest."

Once she had given her answer, she lowered her hand and proceeded to bite off a particularly nasty hangnail. As she waited for the teacher's response, she sucked on the tip of her finger where a ruby dot of blood had appeared where she had torn the skin.

[Keira Bennet]

When Keira heard someone answer she looked toward the girl. She had two blue streaks in her jet black hair and striking blue eyes. Also, she was a Sytherin. Keira was expecting an obvious attitude, though that wasn't exactly what she got. She did get some attitude, but not as much as she was expecting.

"Yes, that is correct... I would appreciate it if you wait for me to call on you. What is your name?" Keira replied. "Another answer I would have taken was; 'The Mandrake is being pulled into a place that they aren't familiar with. So, they cry."

"On to the next question," Professor Keira began, "What happens when they cry? What does it do to people?" Professor Keira was hoping that more students answered this time than the last time.

[Meriah Blue Hoft]

"My name is Blue." She answered in response to her professor's first question.

She was enjoying these questions. Mandrakes were among her favorite magical plants, mainly because of their ability. Only raising her hand to show Keira who was speaking, as she had done before, she continued to answer the next question, "Anyone who hears the cry of an adult mandrake with die instantly. If the root is young, they'll only be knocked unconscious for a few hours."

This was going to be an easy year, judging by how things were going now. Herbology was one of those classes that bored her, unless venomous and dangerous plants were being discussed. She preferred looking at flowers, such as the rose, rather than learning how to care for them. She wasn't an outdoorsy person in the least, preferring the dark corners of libraries and such. The only time she was found outside was when the fog fell across the grounds in just the perfect layer, the smell of fresh rain heavy in the air, and when everyone else was still asleep.

At first glance, Blue was the type of person to hate everything and not notice the beauty of things. In truth, she appreciated things on a much higher level, although she never presented it. The logic of this Slytherin girl was very backwards and almost confusing, but it worked for her.