An active, character-driven Hogwarts experience set in the early 2000s. Unique items, plots, and features. Non-canon; this isn't Harry Potter's story, it's ours.
Post by Amber Lloyd on May 26, 2023 15:12:55 GMT 10
Amber entered the Greenhouse. After her round of Gobstones filling the full morning, she definitely had to do something more productive before she could go for another round at the game.
Her planted seeds had to be fully grown by now, so it was harvest time. But before that, she wanted to first plant her other seeds.
She got to the same row she had been working on the last time right next to her first garden pot and put down her advanced garden pot in slot 22. While humming happily as gardening was quite fun for her, she filled the pot carefully with dirt, then stuck her index finger into it for making holes. Amber filled these then with her yellow seeds.
She scooped some dirt over it to close the holes, patting it softly so the dirt would stay firm over the seeds. After knocking of the dirt from her hands, she grabbed her wand and directed at the pot.
“Aquamenti!” Water poured softly from the tip of her wand and over her pot, but only just enough what the seeds needed to grow.
Then she directed her attention to her fully grown plant, pondering over the best way to harvest it.
After harvesting was complete, nothing of value remained -- including ordinary clay pots that were cracked and no longer usable. Spaces of the counter were free again, unless having more seeds and supplies to start over with. Then all that was left was to clean up the workspace. Professor Sprout would appreciate it.
Stems of the berry plant were strong, but simple to deal with. A charm or some nearby sheers would help snip the ingredient free, even as the plant's leaves tried to make it harder to spot the berries, but sometimes a hands-on approach worked just as fine too.
Rewards (per ingredient): 1 house point. 40 Herbology exp
Post by Amber Lloyd on May 26, 2023 15:55:01 GMT 10
Amber decided a more carefully approach in harvesting the Moonurk berries.
She fetched some shears from nearby and started to hold it with one hand while with the other she hold the berry she targeted to set free.
Some berries were easier to get, for others she had to search more as they were hidden behind some leaves. For them, she needed to brush them aside before even getting to the berries.
After she was done, she carefully stowed away her berries, making sure that they wouldn't be crushed by anything in her bag.
Finally finished, she cleaned her workbench of dirt, leaves and broken pot pieces, then left the greenhouse, deciding to maker her way over to the Dungeons.
(OOC: Exit)
Last Edit: May 26, 2023 15:57:44 GMT 10 by Amber Lloyd
Post by Thorne Perry on May 26, 2023 20:53:52 GMT 10
Thorne wasn't sure what he was going to use all the berries and plant parts for, but surely the ingredients would come in handy sometime in potions or something. He hurried into the familiar greenhouse with a smile, heading for his usual spot in the front row.
He set up his three last pots in slots 4, 5 and 6, looking at them before looking down at his remaining seeds critically. He finally selected two yellow seeds (he wanted to finish growing the Eglower, the powder they shot out was just nasty!) and one blue seed, and tucked the rest of his seeds away.
Plantings selected, he carefully troweled soil into the pots, pressing a seed into each and covering them with more soil that he smoothed. Taking out his wand, he waved it over the pots, murmuring a careful "Aguamenti!" with the correct gesture.
He watched until the soil seemed appropriately damp. He ended the spell, wiped up his work station, and nodded in satisfaction.
Job done, he gathered his things and headed out for his next afternoon activity.
[ooc: exit!]
Last Edit: May 26, 2023 23:58:17 GMT 10 by Thorne Perry
Post by Joshua Twiggs on May 27, 2023 19:06:13 GMT 10
Joshua took the opportunity of being near the Greenhouses after class and visited the yellow seeds he had planted yesterday. Perhaps they would be grown by now, he had no idea what kind they were or how long they would take to grow. But if they weren't ready yet, he supposed he should water them again.
He whistled a little melody to himself, hands in his pockets as he entered the student greenhouse, then stopped and glanced at the rows of student plants.
Well, damn. He had forgotten which slot he had used.
He tried to think hard on it and paced the rows up and down, trying to remember his steps. Why was he like this?
At last, he settled in front of a pot that he was pretty sure was his. He should pay better attention. Though he supposed Snape had a rather disrupting personality, and he had seen him right after being here. As he should probably do again.
Post by Martha Twiggs on May 29, 2023 1:32:42 GMT 10
Martha marched into the greenhouse with her pot (and Cynthia) and looked around. It was a lot busier than expected but there was one person in particular who stood out to her.
Saying goodbye to Cynthia and thanking her for her company, she sidled up to her younger brother and gave him a light nudge, "You're looking a little lost here. I assure you, it's not that serious with Herbology."
She said this in a joking tone while setting her pot down at her feet for a second. But his expression did worry her and she wondered if Joshua was okay -- he really did look lost and in a greenhouse of all places.
Had he lost something while gardening? Martha frowned at that thought and hoped whatever it was, it hadn't been too valuable or important.
Well, whatever the issue was, Martha was more than glad to help him out. A few extra minutes spent with Joshua wasn't going to ruin her afternoon (though she was tempted to tease him about this).
Post by Joshua Twiggs on May 29, 2023 6:37:59 GMT 10
Joshua frowned as he inspected the pot more closely. He could see a small stem of green break through the soil.
But it seemed too wet to be from him yesterday morning. No, this wasn’t his pot after all.
Joshua looked down the row, puzzled.
He had been vaguely aware of people coming in, but jumped a little when his sister appeared next to him and gave a nudge.
“Martha!“ He chuckled to downplay his response. “Well, I don’t know. I‘ve been called a houseplant today, if anyone should take it seriously, it’s me.“
He squinted at a plant that sat at the end of the second row, trying to see if the pot jogged his memory.
“So, I seem to have misplaced my pot…“, there was no shame in admitting that much to his sister. She was the least likely person to make fun of him for that.
And even if she did, it would be on a Martha-level, which just never felt malicious.
“I don’t suppose you‘re an expert and would recognize a plant that grows from yellow seeds?“, he asked.
Or had they been light green? No, yellow sounded about right.
Post by Martha Twiggs on May 29, 2023 10:48:44 GMT 10
Martha's brows raised slowly at her brother's confession. She felt it was rather careless of him to misplace his own pot but felt it wasn't her place to scold him -- she wasn't their mum after all. Instead, she decided that gentle encouragement would be better.
"Well, that's unfortunate. Maybe make a note of where you've put it next time? I might do that myself today." She said with a smile and pat him on the shoulder. She bent down to pick up her pot again and looked around.
Now, what plant looked like it be grown from yellow seeds?
She walked along the length of one bench and felt there were a few options that would make sense. Sadly, she hadn't grown anything herself yet (but did have yellow seeds!) so she couldn't definitively say which was correct.
"Perhaps this one?" She motioned to pot in slot two and then to the one across from it, on the other bench, "Or this one, in slot eleven?"
Hopefully looking at them might jog Joshua's memory. Martha waited patiently for him to check both pots and see if either of them could be his own.
Post by Cynthia Rushton on May 29, 2023 11:34:24 GMT 10
Cynthia gave the other girl a grin and a nod, not minding when she headed off to help the confused looking boy. There was a certain air of familiarity about him - maybe he was a relative. She looked around the rows and rows of plants, and suddenly...
Honestly, felt rather overwhelmed.
But that was okay. She could plant something tomorrow.
So, still clutching her pot, she headed back out again.
Tomorrow would be better for this.
[ooc: exit! cyn can't plant anything until Thorne's stuff is harvested.....oops!]
Post by Joshua Twiggs on May 29, 2023 15:30:59 GMT 10
Martha seemed disappointed? Only for a moment, and Joshua shrugged it off, despite feeling a slight sting at that.
Yet he nodded at her suggestion of taking notes next time. He disliked his apparent need to rely on note taking, shouldn’t he remember this stuff on his own?
Ah, well. He walked with his sister and then finally inspected the pot he had been eying before at the end of the row.
Slot eleven.
“Yes. This is mine.“ He trailed a finger over a chipped of edge he recognised.
“Someone must have switched it around, I don’t think this is where I put it,“ he said, but he wasn’t sure.
Although- that was just brilliant. He could feel a grin tug at his slips and he kind of sucked them in so his prefect-sister would not read in his face that he just had an idea for a very funny prank on his fellow students.
Stems of the berry plant were strong, but simple to deal with. A charm or some nearby sheers would help snip the ingredient free, even as the plant's leaves tried to make it harder to spot the berries, but sometimes a hands-on approach worked just as fine too.
Rewards (per ingredient): 1 house point. 40 Herbology exp
Post by Martha Twiggs on May 29, 2023 16:40:14 GMT 10
Martha chuckled at her brother but noticed the Slytherin girl leaving in a hurry and frowned slightly. She must have forgotten something...?
She turned her attention back to her brother, "Happy harvesting. If you don't mind, I'll take the spot a few down from you?"
Inching to the side, she topped at slot 14 and set her pot there. Martha let out a soft sigh, happy to finally be relieved of it. She dug into her pockets for her seeds and smiled to herself. It had been very kind of Professor Sprout to give her some to start with.
Digging out a small hole for them, she tipped the yellow seeds into the soil and covered them up. With a gentle pat, she then retrieved her wand from within her robes.
Aiming it at the pot, Martha did the incantation motion and spoke the word with confidence, "Aquamenti."
A shower of water, much like a watering can, sprinkled over the newly potted seeds. Martha was careful not to over water it and put her wand away when she was done. Another quick inspection and it seemed she was done here.
Looking over to Joshua, she gave him an encouraging smile, "I'll be off now -- good luck with your plant."
[OOC: Exit]
Last Edit: May 30, 2023 18:32:34 GMT 10 by Lena: italics needed
Post by Joshua Twiggs on May 29, 2023 16:55:49 GMT 10
“Happy planting,“ he said in return.
He regarded the berry plant with a probing look and pulled his wand, aiming for the stem - only to think better of it. No, he surely couldn’t use the severing charm on this, he had seen what had happened to Kwame‘s silkmoss when he used magic on it.
Instead, Joshua grabbed a pair of gardening sheers and cut away at the plant until he had freed the sunurk berries and managed to pocket them with the rest of his gathered ingredients.
Perfect, he now had collected five to show Snape.
Joshua frowned however, when he saw the state of his pot. This did not look re-usable to him and he picked up the pieces, trying to figure out if he could patch it up somehow.
He wondered if they manufactured pots to break this easily on purpose, so they could sell more and more.
This seemed to be more of a rip off than the gobstones breaking on the loser, which was just clever marketing on the toymaker‘s part.
Joshua had a hard time deciding what to do with the shards of his pot, yet ultimately decided to take them in case he did figure out how to patch it up, or find a different use for it.
He waved Martha goodbye and then started to follow- only to swerve back and switch up some of the pots. He only moved them slightly, moving each plant in the front row one slot to the right.
Happy with this harmless little prank, he left through the door.
Sarah entered the student greenhouse, a wave of warmth and the earthy scent of plants enveloped her. It was a comforting atmosphere, she had to admit, she saw how some might like it. It was still stinky, dirty and downright humid, it made her hair stick to her head in a very unflattering manner.
Finding an empty worktable, she set the pots down in a neat row, giving them a glare. A small sigh escaped her lips as she thought about her parents' insistence on raising her grades through additional work. While she understood their intentions, a twinge of annoyance still lingered within her. So, instead of doing it a pot at a time, Sarah figured she might as well do it all at once. Same principle, right?
Shaking off the lingering frustration, Sarah focused her attention on the task at hand. The pots laid on the places mark 51 to 55, neatly as soldiers at attention. With a displeased expression, Sarah made small holes and put pink seeds in 51, yellow seeds in 52 and 53, with the remaining blue seeds in 54 and 55.
Sarah was tempted to put the pots all in different rows, but it was late enough and she had no intention of running ragged up and down the greenhouse.
With the pots prepared, Sarah took a deep breath and raised her wand, preparing to perform the Water-Making Charm she had recently learned. She recalled the wand motion and the incantation, summoning her determination and focus.
''Aguamenti!'' A stream of water emerged from her wand, cascading gracefully over the soil in pot #51, thoroughly watering the seeds. Moving swiftly, Sarah repeated the process for pots #52, #53, #54, and #55, pouring her determination into each one.
With all the pots watered, Sarah stepped back, admiring her work. She watched the water glisten on the soil, thinking that that wasn't actually that bad.
It was still extra work, though, so she showed her tongue to the five pots, skipping out of the greenhouses, on her way to the Gryffindor common room.
00 | 
22 | 
20
December
