Preferential Potions
(OOC: 1905-1906 school year. Potions class. Please ignore the lack of RP skills.)
+---[ Potions Classroom (Dungeon) ]------------------------------------------+
Caerid Wilder sits down, eyes gleaming.
Nell Addorine sits before the teacher's podium, in the Hufflepuff section.
Sylvie Winters enters and takes her seat near the back.
Caerid Wilder walks out of the room, presumably towards Slytherin Common Room.
Caerid Wilder comes in, looking bored.
Caerid Wilder returns to his seat.
At Hogwarts, a bell is heard that signals a class change.
Nell Addorine grips her book's sides. The best hour of the day, the worst hour of the day...
Tanna Finley runs to her seat, in the back of the front, and slides to a stop, sittig down.
At Hogwarts, a bell rings, signalling the start of Potions.
Nell Addorine sits at the front, right before the lecture podium. She's glancing over the Utterance Solution, one more time.
David Porter looks about, with a stiff glare. He moves towards the front of the room.
Nell Addorine lifts her eyes, and focuses on the teacher. She flashes him a timid smile, closing her book.
David Porter takes the time to lock the supply closet and moves to his podium. "Well..."
David Porter glares about, "Wake up, people..."
Nell Addorine pays attention, though she seems to be trying to shuffle her seat away from the cupboard.
Sylvie Winters looks around quickly, wondering who all is sleeping. Not smart, in this class... she turns back to the front, waiting.
David Porter clears his throat, "Next week are your exams..."
Tanna Finley looks up with a start.. she had, somehow, in the few minutes she was here, got lost in her book. She slams it closed, glancing worriedly to the front.
Nell Addorine doesn't blanche, this year. She nods softly, eyes riveted upon the professor.
Sylvie Winters nods slightly, hardly worried.
Caerid Wilder looks up, nodding.
David Porter smiles, grimly, almost in an evil-like manner. "Exams are my favorite time of the year. I can fail you or pass you, depending on how you do."
Tanna Finley looks almost scared, having had trouble with a lot of the potions.
Nell Addorine doesn't seem to have any doubts about passing -- but she wants to do well.
David Porter notes. "So, for today, you are going to review each other...if you study, you will pass. If you don't, you will be seeing me in Course A next year..."
Caerid Wilder smirks.
Nell Addorine smiles shyly, just to herself.
David Porter looks about, setting his papers down and glaring about. "I know that this is the end of the school year, but we're not finished yet. We still have quite a way to go. In other classes, you may be winding down. Not in Potions... You press to the very end. So wake up, and get busy. Miss Addorine, start please."
Nell Addorine sits up stiffly, and inquires, "What should I do, sir? Ask a question?"
David Porter glares, "No, just sit there and look nice," he says sarcastically.
Nell Addorine withers. She racks her brain, and asks, "How many times do you use Asphodel Root in the Draught of Living Death?" It's the first thing that pops into her head.
David Porter looks towards Nell, "Miss Addorine, cover stuff that we've DONE this year, please."
Caerid Wilder sniggers.
Rose Starbringer raises her hand
Nell Addorine colours significantly. "Sorry, sir. Was reading my book, sir." She thinks again, and asks, "What are the ingredients in a Nova Potion?"
Sylvie Winters sits back and listens, waiting for a question or her turn to ask one. She seems... pretty relaxed, actually.
Shadya Amara walks quietly to her seat and sits down.
Tanna Finley considers picking up her book, but wonders how much trouble she'd get in for it.
David Porter looks about, "Haven't any of you studied?"
Nell Addorine glances at Shadya, and grimaces. It's best not to come to Potions at all, if you're late.
Shadya Amara wonders what the question was.
David Porter glares and tosses his papers onto his desk, "Of all the nerve." He glares, harshly, "First, I have a class that seems to be sleeping. Either that, or they haven't studied at all and expect to pass...and then people come in late. I never."
Nell Addorine shivers. She glances up at David, almost apologetically...it's her worst fear, to fail in pleasing him. She turns a lovely shade of pale, and bites her lip.
Shadya Amara says, "Sorry professor, I am not feeling well and fell asleep. Woke up saw the time and ran all the way here."
David Porter shoots his glance at Shadya, "That sounds like a personal problem. Sick or not, you will learn not to give me excuses... that will be a...DETENTION." Oh, he's in a MOOD today.
Nell Addorine releases a breath. At least he's not taking any more points from Hufflepuff...though granted, Hiro deserved it.
Shadya Amara nods, and takes out her parchment and a pen.
David Porter looks towards Sylvie, "If Miss Addorine is blank today, and the class can't answer her question, why don't you come up with one for us?"
Nell Addorine almost frowns. Almost. She's nervous; and she came up with a question, as bid! She remains silent, however, waiting to answer.
Sylvie Winters nods slightly. Come up with one? Saying the first thing to come to mind, she asks, "Where does pokeweed grow?" And hopes that is a valid question..
Nell Addorine lifts her hand.
David Porter nods to Sylvie, "Very good." He looks to Nell, "Yes?"
Kendal Sunfire appoligizes and hands a note to the teacher.
Shadya Amara raises her hand
Nell Addorine answers slowly, "Pokeweed grows in caverns and caves. It likes the dark and the dank."
David Porter puts his head in his hands, "Of all the...."
Nell Addorine blinks, and lowers her hand. She could have sworn she got it right...
David Porter looks to Shadya, "I'm almost afraid to ask, but...what's your answer?"
Shadya Amara says, "Umm.. doesn't it grown near water? "
Shadya Amara inquires, "On the bank or a hill?"
David Porter looks to Sylvie, "Why don't you answer the question for them?"
Rose Starbringer raises her hand
David Porter looks to Rose, "Yes?"
Amnestra Linter slips into the seat next to Nell.
Rose Starbringer says, "It commonly grows on cleared land, open woods, barnyards, around fenceposts..."
(OOC: disconnect/reconnect: class went on without me catching missed poses.)
Nell Addorine blinks at Amnestra. She's seated in the Hufflepuff section.
Caerid Wilder smirks at the late Ravenclaw.
David Porter shakes his head. "MAJOR lecture time..." He moves back to his podium.
Amnestra Linter asks quietly,"Where are the Ravenclaws?"
Rose Starbringer raises her hand
Tanna Finley winces, and quickly raises her hand... maybe she can guess.
Nell Addorine takes out a quill, almost automatically. She jerks it towards the back.
David Porter glaers, "But your hands down and get back in your assigned seats."
Amnestra Linter stands up and moves to the empty Ravenclaw section.
Kendal Sunfire slipd into a seat next to tanna.
Tanna Finley lowers her hand halfway, but still wants to guess... anything is beter then a lecture.
Rose Starbringer mutters slightly, lowering her hand
David Porter glares, harshly, "I'm VERY disappointed in everyone of you...except for the Slytherins, because I /know/ they study. I remind them all the time."
Amnestra Linter looks down at the ground and bites her lip.
Rose Starbringer mutters ''Of course''
Nell Addorine frowns, right at the teacher. He took them into a cave to gather pokeweed, for which excursion she got a 99. She'd be happy to know where the BOOK says it grows. As venomous as her thoughts are, she remains silent.
David Porter explains, "Nell gave a correct answer, but we were looking for in the cave in the Forbidden Forest on the Hogwarts Grounds." He shoots his evil, dangerous glare about. "And you all don't see to care...no one seems to have studies." He looks about, "Once again, I'm VERY disappointed."
Tanna Finley lowers her hand the rest of the way, trying not to be noticed.
Nell Addorine 's brows seem to relax. So she was only off by a bit!
David Porter looks to Rose, "And what was that you were mumbling?"
Rose Starbringer says, "Err, just that I read a book...it said that's where they grew"
Rose Starbringer blushes.
David Porter notes, "You mumbled right after I told you that Slytherins studied...BEFORE I gave the answer." He shoots his glare, "What did you say?"
Rose Starbringer says, "Oh oh THAT. Oh I was a ..agreeing with you,sir"
Rose Starbringer says, "That they...su-study"
Nell Addorine puts her forehead in hand. Why her?
David Porter looks at Rose, evilishly. "Not another word."
Rose Starbringer nods.
Sylvie Winters sighs quietly; this class doesn't seem to be going well, and she can almost feel sorry for David. She sits, quietly, not doing anything to cause more disturbance.. unless she is needed.
Amnestra Linter pulls out her quill and a piece of paper.
David Porter notes, "If another person comes in late, I'm going to scream..."
Kevin Fairdo comes in, looking calm.
Nell Addorine plays her quill around her hands, and looks up at David, waiting for another question; another chance to prove herself.
Sylvie Winters shakes her head slightly. But then, as long as the person is not a Slytherin, why shoudl she care.. it won't hurt her own houses points.
Kevin Fairdo takes a seat
Amnestra Linter chews thoughtfully on her lower lip...
David Porter begins to speak when Kevin enters, "Okay, so if ANOTHER person enters late, I WILL go berzerk."
Amnestra Linter winces.
Kendal Sunfire flinches.
David Porter paces, "I'm SO diappointed...coming in late... I can't stand late people."
David Porter's eyes seem to go large.
Rakarth Warhammer runs in looking very sorry.
Nell Addorine hides behind her cauldron.
Rakarth Warhammer says, "Sorry sir."
Rakarth Warhammer takes a seat next to Amnestra.
Amnestra Linter looks at Rakarth...
Tanna Finley looks at the Ravenclaw, feeling sorry for him. Glancing at the proffesor, she ducks down lower in her seat, and says ever so softly to thise around her, "He's going to blow.."
David Porter suddenly has a HUGE look of evil across his face, "Since you aren't going to give your time to me when you're supposed to, I can honestly say that I don't care. You will have to study on your own, and if you don't, you will fail. That's all there is to it."
Rose Starbringer sighs
Nell Addorine's mouth drops open. She wasn't the one to come in late! She looks arrows at Rakarth and others, from around the edge of her open book.
David Porter notes, "You will ALL serve a detention now...except for Sylvie."
Rakarth Warhammer nods.
Nell Addorine's mouth stays open. She was trying! She was paying attention!
Kevin Fairdo mouth drops
Sylvie Winters nods, ever so slightly. She doesn't mind this outcome.
David Porter looks almost pleased with himself, "And I promise you, that after you get finished, you will pray that you never get on my bad side again."
Nell Addorine doesn't dare argue...but she slowly grows to match her hair.
Tanna Finley frowns, and slides even lower down in her chair. Scared, she is.. david has never been nice to her.
Shadya Amara silently thinks back to the last class, wondering if studying pokeweed was part of last weeks homework assignment.
Rose Starbringer opens her mouth, thinks better of it and quickly closes it
David Porter claps, loudly, "SIT UP!"
Rakarth Warhammer sits straight up even though he already was.
Nell Addorine is sitting. She looks at David with all the stupidity of a dead carp. Why is this happening to HER?
David Porter looks about, "My definition of sitting up is to have your back against the chair and your back straight."
Kevin Fairdo jerks in his chair
Tanna Finley jumps up so quickly into a sitting position that she bangs her knees on the top loudly. Wincing, she tries to settle down.
Caerid Wilder sits up.
Nell Addorine straightens herself, although it was painful to begin with.
Shadya Amara was allready sitting up, but she sits even straighter and leans forward slightly to show that she is paying attention
David Porter starts to pace, as if plotting, "Now, let's see what those who behave badly receive..."
Nell Addorine watches David with large, dead eyes -- the same expression that decorated her when Hiro decided to be a rebel. She'll accept it, for now.
David Porter's expression lightens, "Ah, yes...cleaning jail cells in Azkaban." He furrows his eyebrows, "The Headmistress would kill me." He looks towards the rusty, dirty cauldrons that are scattered in a corner. There's no way they will ever be clean, "We can clean those...with an acidic wash solution...and use no gloves and no magic...."
Kevin Fairdo exclaims, "NOOOO!!!!"
Nell Addorine gasps, her brows popping. Not washing. Not that. Not with her here.
David Porter snaps at Kevin, "OUTBURST! Three points from Gryffindor!"
Caerid Wilder blinks.
Rose Starbringer sighs, almost with relief
Rakarth Warhammer just stares in belief that he even said that.
Kevin Fairdo drops his jaw even lower
Sylvie Winters hides her smile, as she hears what the other have to do, and gives David a questioning look. She seems to be asking whether she is even supposed to hang around; he said she wasn't included.
Nell Addorine seems more than a little agitated at the prospect of some washing. She's washed countless pots at home, scrubbed the floor with sand...but not here. Not when she is...what she is.
David Porter looks about the dingy, sticky, gross dungeon, "I want this room shining." That's impossible, especially without magic, "GET TO WORK!"
Tanna Finley frowns, and glares at David.. although she can hardly believe she is so bold. She stands up slowly, wondering what to clean with.
Rakarth Warhammer finds one that is pretty small, but has alot of dirt and such on it.
Shadya Amara walks over the cupboard and gets some cleaning solution, then walks to the nearest cauldron and starts scrubbing carefully
David Porter waves his wand and buckest with highly acidic washing solutions (meaning they will go into cuts and absolutely make them seem like they're on fire), wash rags, and sponges appear.
Rakarth Warhammer starts scrubbing intently.
The cauldrons in the corner are so filthy, it looks like the crusted Potions on them would love to eat flesh.
Kevin Fairdo glances over at the disgusting cauldrons in the corner
Nell Addorine slides down from her seat, her wan form dwarfed by the red-faced teacher. She grabs a bucket, and takes it over to a few grimy tables, content to wash those instead. She can duck over there.
Caerid Wilder gets up, and walks over to a cauldron, starting to scrub.
Rakarth Warhammer stops scrubbing and scratches his forhead but then goes RIGHT back to work.
Shadya Amara wrings out her dirty rag and puts some fresh solution on it. Then she walks back over and continues to scrub
Rose Starbringer grabs a rag and starts scrubbing a particulaily dirty spot, humming a tune
Kevin Fairdo picks up a brown sort of colored cauldron and turns it upside down as a red blob drops to the floor
Sylvie Winters watches; as long as she hasn't been told to /leave/, this could be entertaining.
Shadya Amara smiles at rose since she likes that song, and continues to scrub furiously
Nell Addorine seems to have practice, living in a home with six Muggle siblings. One table is down, and gleaming before a cauldron is finished. She goes to the next.
Tanna Finley starts to clean, although not at all happy about it.
The red blob, from Kevin's cauldron, begins to burn through the floor.
Rose Starbringer whispers something to Shadya Amara
Kevin Fairdo says, "not again..."
Rose Starbringer moves to another spot on the wall
Rakarth Warhammer stops and puts some more solution on it. He is kind of used to this because he always had to do stuff like this back home.
The walls are coated with a green, mucus-like material.
Shadya Amara uses her fingernail to get off a burnt spot.
Kevin Fairdo Steps on the blob and walks away, whistling, acting as if nothing ever hapenned
Rakarth Warhammer begins scrubbing again but then falls into the cauldron but silently and gets straight up like nothing happened.
A cauldron is cleaned by Caerid, and he moves to the next. This must be the way his father punishes him, the way he does it so quickly.
Shadya Amara looks up at keven, walks over and quietly cleans up the blob that was on the floor
Nell Addorine's arm makes wide arcs over the table as she polishes, her forearms red from the solution. She finishes the second table, and moves on to the next, and the next, going through each house section.
Kevin Fairdo peeks into the closet. When he looks inside he slams the door and walks away.
Tanna Finley heads over to where Kevin is, to help with the one he is working on.
Shadya Amara grabs another cauldron and scrubs away.
Kevin Fairdo pretends he is working
Rakarth Warhammer pages, "for what?"
Caerid Wilder finishes the cauldron he is working on, and sets to work on the walls.
Shadya Amara coughs several times, because the fumes in here are starting to get strong.
Rose Starbringer slowly stops, and glances over at Professor Porter like she wants to say something
Nell Addorine brushes her sweaty bangs back with an upper arm, after a while, and sighs. Moving over to the Slytherin section, she smiles thinly at Sylvie. "If you could lift your arms, please?"
Shadya Amara walks over and opens a window, then goes back to continue working on the cauldron
Rakarth Warhammer turns around because he thought he felt something and sees Kevin and just glares between him and Professor Porter.
Sylvie Winters leans back, removing her arms from the top of her desk. She has never seen people work so hard, not even back at home.
Kevin Fairdo uses a broom from the closet and starts sweeping the thick layer of dust which he walks upon.
Rose Starbringer whispers something to Nell Addorine
Nell Addorine scrubs quickly down Sylvie's table, the solution drying after her cleaning strokes. Little Nell would make a perfect maid; meek, eager to please, and efficient. She smiles at Sylvie, and moves to the next Slytherin table.
Tanna Finley starts scrubbing a wall, but doesn't do a very good job of it.. obviously she has never cleaned much.
Rose Starbringer begins to help Tanna on her wall
Nell Addorine shrugs at Rose, as she dunks her rag again. She doesn't dare talk more than is neccesary, and her eyes are apologetic.
Kevin Fairdo looks closely at the floor; he thought he saw something that looked like a spider but it wasn't anything.
Sylvie Winters is a bit surprised, being smiled at.. and she returns it, if only just barely, and continues to watch.
Shadya Amara finishes up that cauldron and puts it away on the shelf
Nell Addorine sighs, out of tables. She wanders over to the cupboard, and begins to shine its sides and lock. The thing rumbles when she touches it, as if it wants to crush her.
David Porter looks about, "STAND STRAIGHT! INSPECTION TIME!" His voice echoes.
Shadya Amara puts downt he cauldron she had started on, and stands up immediatly
Kevin Fairdo jerks up and makes his body as stiff as a board as if he were in the army.
Rakarth Warhammer stops immediatly and stands straight up and looks around the room then looks at Professor Porter.
Nell Addorine pulls her rag away, and stands by the cupboard. It's leaning towards her, perhaps by a fraction of a degree.
David Porter looks about the room, looking at everything.
Rose Starbringer stands by 'her' wall, ringing out the rag into a bucket
Nell Addorine cleaned all the metal tables, and the cupboard. The surfaces are gleaming and fresh. Nell has obviously had a lot of practice at home, with six siblings younger than she.
Shadya Amara looks over at the 3 cauldrons she has cleaned, proud at how they shine, but looks sadly down at her filthy fingernails filled with the black stuff she scraped off.
Above the supply closet, there is a shelf. Something rolls off the shelf and bonks Nell in the head. It's is a tool used to stir cauldrons, but is old and therefore light.
Tanna Finley stands strait up, near the wall.. which stil isn't very clean. Neither is the cauldron she was working on before. She doesn't at all know how to do this..
Kevin Fairdo crinkles up his nose.
Rakarth Warhammer looks at nell and the tool lying on the floor.
Shadya Amara runs over to nell and asks "Are you ok?!?!?"
Kevin Fairdo inquires, "what on earth is that smell?"
Nell Addorine gasps, as something crunches down on her curls. She picks the item up, and rubs it nervously with the rag, stepping away from the cupboard a few more feet.
Caerid Wilder cleaned three cauldrons, and scrubbed at the walls.
Shadya Amara sees that she is ok, so she goes back to standing straight
David Porter looks about, "Did I ask anyone to move or say anything?"
Shadya Amara looks down.
Nell Addorine doesn't reply. It seems prudent not to. She immediately stops rubbing the tool that hit her, and folds her hands.
Kevin Fairdo thinks for a secon
Tanna Finley tries to stand perfectly still, not moving at all.. of course, that makes her wobbly.
Rakarth Warhammer feels sorry for the hufflepuff.
David Porter looks to Kevin and Shadya, "That will be one percentage point from your final grade." He glares, "I hope your final is a 70, and I take one point so that it is a 69... A 69 is of course...the highest FAILING grade you can make."
Shadya Amara looks down at her feet
Kevin Fairdo says, "ow!" as his jaw hits the ground
David Porter has to be in his worst mood of the whole year. "Mister Fairdo...am I going to have to have your mouth closed for twenty four hours in order for you to learn how to keep silent?"
Kevin Fairdo opens his mouth, about to speak, thinks, then closes it back up.
Tanna Finley tries to take a step closer to Kevin without being noticed. Her house, and her friend... why does this have to happen?
David Porter hmms at Tanna's wall, "Not very clean," he looks at Shadya, "Sad...," he glances at Nell's stuff, "You missed a spot." Things could be 99.9% perfect and he would like find the .1% wrong.
Nell Addorine gaze intently on the floor. Little does she know that the lock on the cupboard is actually lifting, and straining towards her. It relaxes, after a little while. She looks up at David, and nods. She'll get it before leaving.
David Porter looks about, "Back to your seats...I will try to end on a moderately positive note."
Shadya Amara walks quietly and quickly back to her seat, and sits down
Nell Addorine takes her seat, putting her bucket at her feet.
Rose Starbringer quickly takes a seat; the one nearest her
Kevin Fairdo sits down
David Porter waves his wand and the cleaning supplies disappear. The room looks a little cleaner...that is, if a dungeon can look any better that dingy.
Caerid Wilder sits down at the now clean Slytherin table.
Tanna Finley hurries quickly back to her seat, trying not to be noticed.
David Porter moves to his podium and lightens his tone a bit, "Next Thursday we will have exams. They will be one-on-one. I suggest you study. A study guide is on the assignment board. If you fill that out correctly, you will receive that extra credit as indicated on the board."
Nell Addorine looks to the board, and nods.
Shadya Amara writes the hw assignment down on her parchment
David Porter notes, evilishly, "I suggest you tell your friends who could not be here about what happened this evening. MAKE SURE it doesn't happen again, or I will have you gathering spleens from LIVE rats."
Nell Addorine pales.
At that moment a rat runs behind the last row of tables and out the door into the dungeon.
Tanna Finley speaks up, although quietly, "...wouldn't that hurt the rats?" Its obvious what is first on her mind, however much David scares her.
David Porter looks to Sylvie, "Did someone just speak out in class?"
Sylvie Winters sits up strait again, now that cleaning session.. and watching.. is over. She copies down the work, glancing up at David to nod to the question.
Tanna Finley shrinks again... realizing that she was heard, and that is not a good thing.. not unless the rats are more inportant then her.
David Porter looks towards Tanna, "How does TWENTY points sounds?"
Rakarth Warhammer drops his jaw but puts it back up before ANYONE can see.
David Porter looks about, "I'll give you another chance. How genorous of me." He looks towards the rest of the class, "If you cross my path and I catch you do something wrong, I will come down on you so hard you will think that you're an ant that's being stepped on."
Tanna Finley gulps, and doesn't even say sorry, she is so determined to keep quiet. This is not what she is supposed to do, she is supposed to help..
Nell Addorine shivers, and nods. She looks loyally at her teacher; rapturously, determined not to vex him. Though it seems she always does....
Rose Starbringer raises her hand slowly
David Porter looks, "Any questions?"
David Porter looks to Rose, "Yes?"
Nell Addorine looks down at her notes, waiting with baited breath to be dismissed. This has not been a good day for her.
Tanna Finley suddenly realizes that, if she hadn't done anything, she should have written down the work... she definitely wants the extra points... so she quickly copies it down now.
David Porter smiles lightly, "DISMISSED."
Caerid Wilder stands.
Charlie Hooper comes in, looking calm.
Charlie Hooper says, "may i join you guys"
David Porter looks to Charlie, "We've dismissed."
Charlie Hooper says, "rats"
Rose Starbringer inquires, "Professor? On question four is it ingredient or ingredients?"
Charlie Hooper says, "so close"
David Porter shrugs, "I don't know...do whatever you think. It's extra credit.
Rose Starbringer says, "Okay, just that the sentance seems to say both at the same time"
David Porter glares, "No, NOT so close...you're late by a hour. Don't be late next week or I may have to take points from your grade."
Tanna Finley stands up, after finishing her notes, and almost runs out.
Nell Addorine rises, tucking her books and papers together. As she passes the spot she missed, she reaches out with her finger, and buffs it off.
Charlie Hooper inquires, "Prof. Porter is there any homework i could do to make up for being late?"
David Porter looks to Charlie, "Talk to Nell Addorine."
Sylvie Winters packs up her books, stands up, and moves toward the door. On her way out she gives David a slight nod.
David Porter nods to Sylvie, "Thanks for your help."
Charlie Hooper says, "bye"
Charlie Hooper walks out through the exit named (O)ut
Rose Starbringer says, "Professor Porter? I'm sorry I keep bothering you but..."
David Porter looks to Rose, "What is it?
Sylvie Winters nods, "Of course, Professor." Then walks the rest of the way to the door.
Rose Starbringer inquires, "But where whould I find out what ingredients grow on How-hogwarts besides Pokeweed?"
David Porter looks to Rose, "Maybe that's not what the question is. Or maybe you could ask the Librarian for information."
Potions Field Trip!
(OOC: actual 1905-1906 school year.)
+---[ Potions Classroom (Dungeon) ]------------------------------------------+
Nell Addorine groans, and hides her head in her cauldron.
Ivan Pierce takes a seat
Ivan Pierce leanes back on his chair to get comfortable
Tom Rellington starts polishing his cauldron
Ulaen Geroff nods.
Sylvie Winters enters and takes her seat near the front.
At Hogwarts, a bell rings, signalling that it's time for a class change. Classes will begin in 5 minutes.
Kestrel Hamilton walks into the area, apparently from Dungeon
Tanna Finley sits down next to Tom.
Ivan Pierce inches over to jim
Hiro Protagonist whispers something to Ivan Pierce
Ivan Pierce says, "ello jim"
Hiro Protagonist grins.
Ivan Pierce gets ready to smack hiro :P
Hiro Protagonist laughs.
Nell Addorine takes out her scrolls, ready to take notes...of course, they're grossly unorganized. Whatever works.
Jim Livingstone says, "Hi Ivan."
Kestrel Hamilton traipses in and over to her assigned seat, nodding to the room's other occupants. "Hello."
Nell Addorine lifts her head, and nods to Kestrel.
Sylvie Winters nods to Kestrel
Tom Rellington takes out his perfectly organized notes, and shuffles to the potions session.
Hiro Protagonist shutters and mutters something about neat freaks
Kielar Hamilton walks into the area, apparently from Dungeon
David Porter quietly moves out of the supply closet and takes a seat behind his desk, working on paper work until class begins.
Kielar Hamilton runs in "sorry I'm late."
Tom Rellington smiles at Kielar Hamilton.
Kestrel Hamilton waves to Kielar and gestures to his seat beside her. "Your not yet late.."
Jim Livingstone keeps all of his stuff in his cauldron for now, intending to take it out when clas starts.
Hiro Protagonist smiles at Nell, revealing his full set of fangs, err, teeth
Kielar Hamilton says, "oh no I forgot my book"
Kielar Hamilton runs out
Ivan Pierce laughs.
The bell rings, signalling the beginning of class.
Nell Addorine ignores he who should be named 'Antagonist', reviewing her notes.
David Porter stands and moves to his podium.
Hiro Protagonist quites the class down
Kestrel Hamilton looks worriedly after Kielar for a moment, then turns her attention to David.
Tom Rellington pays full attention to the professor
Nell Addorine looks up, quill at the ready.
Tom Rellington dips his quill in his ink bottle, ready to write
Tanna Finley looks over at Hiro, then up to David.
Kielar Hamilton runs in breathing heavily and sits down
David Porter gives a gaze... "Well, let's see. We're back for Lesson Fo..." He looks up as someone enters. "Mister Hamilton, you're late...by two minutes."
Kielar Hamilton says, "sorry sir"
David Porter clears his throat, "Why are you late?"
Kielar Hamilton looks at the ground "i forgot my book and had to go back and get it."
David Porter glares coldly, "Well, Mister Hamilton, in case you were not informed, we will not be using our books today. You're late for no reason. If you receive another tardy, it will be points from your grade. You're expected to be in this class on time. Understood?"
Kielar Hamilton nods "yes, sir I understand."
David Porter looks about, "I need to speak with..." His cold glare looks about, and though he were chosing his prey.
Kestrel Hamilton tries to sink into her seat while still sitting upright, which is quite hard.
Ivan Pierce smiles David Porter.
Nell Addorine slumps down, trying to hide behind her cauldron.
David Porter levels his gaze, "Mister Livingstone and Miss Winters....outside the classroom."
Jim Livingstone stands up, nods, and heads to the outside, trying not to look nervous.
Tanna Finley shrinks back from David's gaze, then sighs when she isn't chosen.
Sylvie Winters nods, stands up, and heads out.
+---[ Dungeon ]--------------------------------------------------------------+
David Porter explains, "We're taking a field trip today...into the Forest. Sylvie, you will be in charge of Slytherin and Gryffindor students. Jim, you will be responsible for Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff." He notes, "For our next lesson, we will need to have an ingredient called Pokeweed, which is quite rare, but grows in the forest, especially in a cave area. You are responsible for their safety, but I have cleared a way and I do not think there will be any problems. Questions?"
Jim Livingstone says, "No sir . . ."
Jim Livingstone mentally groans as he notes that hufflepuff has the problems students . . .if Hiro gets lost, he'll be in so much trouble . . .
Sylvie Winters nods slightly. "No questions, professor."
David Porter notes. "When we go back in the class, stand on either sides of the door. I will get your groups together."
Jim Livingstone says, "Yes sir."
Sylvie Winters nods again, once.
David Porter adds quickly, "Any problems, let me know."
Jim Livingstone says, "Will do."
+---[ Potions Classroom (Dungeon) ]------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce nods to David Porter.
David Porter moves back into the Potions Classroom, looking as though he were some sort of general. He takes his spot behind the podium.
Ivan Pierce nods to Sylvie Winters.
Ivan Pierce nods to Jim Livingstone.
Jim Livingstone stands on the right side of the door.
Sylvie Winters enters and stands to one side of the door, looking at the students.
Nell Addorine looks to Jim, before focusing her attention back on Professor Porter.
Ivan Pierce cocks his head
Ivan Pierce what in tarnations is goin on
David Porter begins to explain, "We're taking a field trip."
Tanna Finley looks over at Jim and Sylvie.
Nell Addorine oohs, her eyes lighting up.
Ivan Pierce grins.
Kestrel Hamilton smothers half a dozen questions and listens.
Ivan Pierce prays for the forbidden forestt
Tom Rellington smiles
Hiro Protagonist prays with ivan
Kielar Hamilton smiles (barely)
David Porter notes, "Put your cauldrons away. You'll want to wrap up...we're going outside. Mister Andris will meet us at the entrance to the Forbidden Forest."
Ivan Pierce silently cheers
Tom Rellington puts his cauldron away.
Kielar Hamilton puts his cauldron down.
Nell Addorine slides her things back into her cauldron.
Tanna Finley smiles, although she isn't going to shout out her usual commetns with david as the teacher. Then she hears the forbidden forest, and her eyes get wide.
Jim Livingstone runs over quickly to his seat, puts his cauldron under the desk, pulls on his cloak, and runs back to the side of the door.
Ivan Pierce puts his cauldron down with everything in it but his wand
Kestrel Hamilton sets her cauldron and books onto her desk.
David Porter shoots his cold, dark glance about the room (could outside be any colder than in here?!), "Slytherin and Gryffindor House Members....Miss Winters will be your leader. You will follow her instructions."
Hiro Protagonist whispers something to Nell Addorine
Ivan Pierce exclaims, "yes!"
Nell Addorine silently cheers. That means she gets Jim.
Kielar Hamilton nods
Hiro Protagonist giggles.
David Porter notes, "Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff will be led by Mister Livingstone."
Tanna Finley smiles at Sylvie, excited to get going.
Tom Rellington looks at Sylvie
Jim Livingstone looks at nell and Ivan and grins.
Kestrel Hamilton looks happily toward Sylvie, and looks ready to jump out of her seat with excitement.
Ivan Pierce walks over to jim
Ivan Pierce pats Jim Livingstone.
Tom Rellington smiles at Sylvie Winters.
Kracker flaps into sight, hooting a warning as it dives at David Porter, dropping a letter. Immediately, the bird flaps away again.
Jim Livingstone glares at Ivan.
Nell Addorine pulls on her black cloak, and waits for the signal to line up, almost falling off her seat.
Ivan Pierce whispers something to Jim Livingstone
David Porter hmmms, "Mister Andris is ready," he reads the note. "Keep close."
David Porter walks out through the exit named (O)ut
Ivan Pierce glares at Jim Livingstone.
Sylvie Winters looks over the Slytherins quickly and turns her attention to the Gryffindors, who she doesn't know quite as well. She nods to them.
You can hear David Porter shouting "Are you coming or aren't you? We can always do written work." from somewhere nearby.
Jim Livingstone whispers something to Ivan Pierce
Jim Livingstone exclaims, "Coming!"
Kielar Hamilton nods to the girl who sat on the floor.
Nell Addorine darts over to Jim, and stands at attention.
Ivan Pierce hunches his sboulders nack
Tom Rellington waits for Sylvie
Sylvie Winters motins to her group, "Come on, lets go."
Kielar Hamilton waits for Sylvie.
+---[ The Entrance ]---------------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce says, "brrr"
David Porter clears his throat, "If you have problems following me, gentlemen..."
Nell Addorine keeps her hands in her cloak.
Jim Livingstone does a quick headcount to make sure everyone's there.
Ivan Pierce shivers.
+---[ Path ]-----------------------------------------------------------------+
It is snowing lightly, and the sky is overcast. The air is quite chilly.
Jim Livingstone nods and wraps up closer.
Tom Rellington shivers under his robes.
Vincent Andris shivers
Jim Livingstone waves excitedly to vincent, whom he just noticed.
Vincent Andris says, "Good i was getting cold"
Ivan Pierce taps his wand twice and makes it give off some warmth
Nell Addorine keeps close to Jim, almost running to keep up.
Kestrel Hamilton shivers slightly and moves over to Sylvie.
David Porter nods to Vincent, "This is all of us." He turns and is a bit louder, "Everyone, Mister Andris has something to say. Listen carefully."
Kestrel Hamilton listens.
Tom Rellington moves over beside his leader, Sylvie
Ivan Pierce sits down.
Kielar Hamilton nods.
Jim Livingstone shushes the ravenclaws and hufflepuffs behind him.
Tom Rellington listens.
Ivan Pierce stands up shocked by the freeezing snow
Vincent Andris says, "Oh kids listen up."
Nell Addorine puts her hood up to keep off the snow.
Tanna Finley moves over to Sylvie and walks right next to her, saying quietly, "Do you think we will get attacked in the forest?" Then when she hears David, she gets quiet.
Ivan Pierce hopes we get attacked, wants to have some fun
Vincent Andris says, "You /need/ to stay with teachers and you head students"
Jim Livingstone glares at some of the more troublesome students in his group, trying to underline what Vincent said.
Vincent Andris says, "If you get lost in the forest you will end up dead before we can find you, and if we do find you before you are dead you will probably die because of the coldness"
Ivan Pierce grins.
Nell Addorine 's gray eyes go wide, and she shuffles closer to her group leader.
Ivan Pierce smiles.
Ivan Pierce thinks maybe this will be fun!.
Vincent Andris says, "There are many mosters in the forest you probably won't see anythogh"
Jim Livingstone nods and rearranges his cloak, trying to keep himself warm.
Ivan Pierce frowns.
Tanna Finley frowns and moves closer to her group, "I don't want to die..."
Kielar Hamilton swallows and get's ready to glue his eyes to his group leader.
Jim Livingstone smiles at his feet, after hearing Tanna's comment.
Vincent Andris says, "Wipe that smile off your face Ivan, cause you don't stand a chance even if you are a fourth year"
Kestrel Hamilton raises an eyebrow at Ivan's smile, and waits patiently for the rest of the speech.
Ivan Pierce shrugs.
David Porter moves towards the front.
Ivan Pierce has learned a trick or two.....
Sylvie Winters glances around at her group quickly.
David Porter whispers something to Vincent Andris
Jim Livingstone kicks ivan in the shins, trying to keep it subtle, though.
Vincent Andris says, "You need to say with the group and follow /all/ directions from your teachers and head students."
Ivan Pierce winks Jim Livingstone.
Vincent Andris whispers something to David Porter
Nell Addorine scowls at Ivan, and tries to warm her hands in her rather threadbare cloak. Her family was never rich.
Jim Livingstone fingers his head boy badge absentmindedly, unconsciously trying to draw attention to his authority, although not really trying to be pompous.
Ivan Pierce wonders why everyone is mad, he just wants to have fun
Ivan Pierce shrus helplessly at jim
David Porter speaks up, "What we're looking for is Pokeweed, an ingredient we will be using next week. It's rare, but flourishes in this forest, for some reason. It's long and green, and looks rich and meaty, like it was a fat celery stick. They grow best near the caves. If you find the caves, you will be able to gather enough." He notes, "I do this trip every year and every year, there's one person who doesn't listen and gets hurt. I hope it's not that way this year."
Vincent Andris says, "everyone cast Lumos"
Ivan Pierce sticks his lower lip out and pouts
Ivan Pierce ponders Jim Livingstone.
Tanna Finley says quietly, "I don't want to get hurt."
Ivan Pierce mutters lose points....
(OOC: insert page full of coded 'lumos' spell here.)
Ivan Pierce pats Kestrel Hamilton.
David Porter adds in one last thing, "If you do get lost or are in trouble, shout for someone."
Kestrel Hamilton glares at her wand.
Jim Livingstone checks that all the people in his group hhave cast it.
Ivan Pierce throws his wand down and turns it itno a broom
Ivan Pierce takes the wand/broom
Vincent Andris inquires, "everyone cast the spell?"
David Porter looks to Vincent, to wait for his direction.
Sylvie Winters glances around, making sure everyone has their wand lit up.
Kestrel Hamilton looks relieved as her wand /finally/ does something.
Vincent Andris says, "ok David you stay in the back"
Nell Addorine smiles at Kestrel. The little Hufflepuff's wand fails all the time.
Vincent Andris says, "get any students who stray off"
Vincent Andris says, "Sylvie stay in the middle and Jim follow me"
Jim Livingstone nods.
Kestrel Hamilton smiles back at Nell gratefully and then turns her her attention back to instructions.
Ivan Pierce whispers something to David Porter
David Porter glares at Ivan, "I think not."
Vincent Andris says, "ok let's go"
Ivan Pierce frowns.
Jim Livingstone checks on all the people behind him, once again doing a headcount.
Ivan Pierce says, "alright"
Sylvie Winters moves to the middle of the group, motioning for her students to keep with her.
+---[ Forest Entrance ]------------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce says, "make it a lot easier"
Ivan Pierce treds through the snow with effort
+---[ Forest ]---------------------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce kneels down and brushes some snow out of the way
Nell Addorine keeps her hands around her wand, for the warmth that's in it.
Ivan Pierce hopes to find some pokeweed
Vincent Andris says, "No pokeweed here"
Ivan Pierce says, "oh ok"
Jim Livingstone looks anxiously backwards, obviously very concerned about not losing people.
Vincent Andris says, "Pretty much ony in the caves"
Ivan Pierce nods.
Ivan Pierce says, "found some before out here"
Kestrel Hamilton looks around with interest.
Jim Livingstone runs to the head, ashamed he got behidn his group while water proofind his boots.
+---[ Forbidden Forest ]-----------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce inquires, "can we s;lit up?"
Ivan Pierce grins.
Jim Livingstone says, "No, ivan, we can't split up."
Vincent Andris says, "No, Ivan, No"
Nell Addorine unabashedly gropes around, until she finds what she thinks is Jim's cloak.
Ivan Pierce whispers something to Jim Livingstone
Jim Livingstone grabs onto nell's arm.
+---[ Forest ]---------------------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce tossses his broom/wand head first down and watches it shrink back into his wand
Ivan Pierce picks the wand up
Jim Livingstone rubs his hands together trying to keep warm.
Kestrel Hamilton shivers violently.
Jim Livingstone rolls up the bottoms of his robes, which are getting a little wet from the dusting of snow on the ground.
Vincent Andris says, "this may sound harsh, but listen up"
Nell Addorine can't see very well...mostly because she's huddled her arms about her wand. She looks up to Vincent.
Vincent Andris says, "Don't go yet"
Sylvie Winters pulls her robes tighter around her.
Ivan Pierce s resists the temptation of maknig a snowball.....
Emmington flaps into sight, hooting a warning as it dives at David Porter, dropping a letter. Immediately, the bird flaps away again.
Kestrel Hamilton listens with rapt attention.
Vincent Andris says, "o east till you can't go east anymore"
Vincent Andris exclaims, "But!"
Vincent Andris says, "If you stray off the path your house will lose 10 points"
Kielar Hamilton snuggles up in his magic enhanced cloack listening intently.
Vincent Andris says, "David stay in the back to make shure they stay on the path"
David Porter looks to Vincent, "And..
Vincent Andris says, "go slowly"
Kestrel Hamilton shudders at the idea of lost points.
Jim Livingstone double checks on all the ravenclaws in his group, anxiously.
Ivan Pierce walks low and stealthy
Kielar Hamilton shudders at the idea of getting lost.
Vincent Andris says, "if anyone finishes after david their house just lost 10 points"
David Porter ahems, "If Mister Andris has to take points, you will also have to deal with ME. And some of you KNOW that my detentions are NOT fun."
Tanna Finley grabs onto the sleeves of Sylvie's robes. /She/ isn't going to stray from the path.
Nell Addorine casts a stern glance towards Ivan.
Jim Livingstone thwaps Ivan Pierce.
David Porter whispers something to Vincent Andris
Kestrel Hamilton winces.
Ivan Pierce exclaims, "what?!"
Vincent Andris whispers something to David Porter
Ivan Pierce says, "NO respect, No respect..."
David Porter loosk to Jim and Ivan, "If there's a problem, settle it elsewhere. NOT in here."
Jim Livingstone says, "We know you too well, Ivan."
Vincent Andris exclaims, "ok everyone go east till you can't go anymore, NO FURTHER!"
Ivan Pierce says, "shux"
Jim Livingstone says, "Sorry Professor Porter."
Ivan Pierce says, "sorry sir"
Just at that moment, there is a large fluttering of leaves and snow.
Vincent Andris says, "david give then a head start"
Kestrel Hamilton waits for Sylvie.
Ivan Pierce says, "ooooo eerie..."
+---[ More Forest ]----------------------------------------------------------+
Jim Livingstone waits.
Vincent Andris says, "ok let's go in"
Jim Livingstone nods.
+---[ Cave ]-----------------------------------------------------------------+
Ivan Pierce shines his light at the walls
Ivan Pierce says, "woah"
Jim Livingstone checks all his trustees.
Vincent Andris says, "here it is"
Jim Livingstone notices the pokeweed deposits and moves closer to examine them.
Kielar Hamilton points at the pokeweed.
Ivan Pierce ponders.
Tom Rellington stares at the pokeweed with fascination
Kestrel Hamilton examines the pokeweed.
Nell Addorine shines her light upon the deposits, and smiles.
Kielar Hamilton says, "that's pokeweed right?""
Vincent Andris nods.
Jim Livingstone nods.
Ivan Pierce nods.
Ivan Pierce eyes all the meaty pieces..
Ivan Pierce murmurs, 'dificus poteri', waving his wand at the same time.
Sylvie Winters looks closely at the pokeweed deposits.
Jim Livingstone exclaims, "Ivan!"
Ivan Pierce inquires, "what?"
Nell Addorine hisses, "Don't you dare do something frivolous!"
David Porter looks to Ivan, "Ivan Pierce, WHAT are you doing?"
Ivan Pierce says, "he didnt say we couldnt use magic for protection..."
Jim Livingstone tries to calm himself down, knowing his own reputation for being over-uptight.
Jim Livingstone says, "You don't need protection here, Ivan."
Ivan Pierce says, "putting a defense spell up..."
David Porter cleares his throat, "Read the rules. Two points from Hufflepuff."
Ivan Pierce blinks.
Jim Livingstone says, "We're in a group of 30 loud teenagers. . .nothigns going to approach us . . ."
Nell Addorine fairly growls, and turns on Ivan swiftly. She looks like Death -- if Death had red curls and freckles.
Tom Rellington inquires, "Sir, Can't pokeweed be used in a Shrieking Potion?"
David Porter nods. "Pokeweed is in the Shrieking Solution and the Utterance Potion."
Kestrel Hamilton looks up at Ivan, then back down at the pokeweed with a gulp.
Ivan Pierce grumbles.
Jim Livingstone says, "Yeah, the juice is . .these things look so dry, though . . . They're not fun to juice."
Nell Addorine lifts her hand...well, her wand, since it's so dark. "Professor Porter?"
David Porter looks towards Nell, "Yess, Miss Addorine?"
Kielar Hamilton looks closely at one stalk of pokeweed doing particularly bad mumbling quietly "poor pokeweed."
Ivan Pierce stuffs his wand into the snow to keep constant light on the pklants
Nell Addorine lowers her wand again. "How do we pick them? We didn't bring any baskets..."
This pokeweed is in bad shape. What a disappointment.
Jim Livingstone walks around the edges of the group, trying to look nonchalant as he herds the stragglers into the group.
David Porter blinks. "You carry them. You do have arms, don't you?" He glares harshly.
Ivan Pierce says, "its brown..."
Vincent Andris says, "to leave go out the cave (LE) then go west four times and north once"
Zander Smith walks into the area, apparently from More Forest
Ivan Pierce says, "and its not very meaty"
Kestrel Hamilton looks over to her twin with a flicker of muted amusement, which is promply stuffed down as she turns back to David.
Tom Rellington says, "Sir, that pokeweed doesn't look to good."
Vincent Andris inquires, "Zander what are you doign here?"
Zander Smith inquires, "Why is everybody here?"
Kielar Hamilton pushes some of the snow away from the pokeweed plant and stand over it to protect it. It needs more time to grow.
David Porter blinks, "Where's Ivan going?!"
Zander Smith says, "I would like to know why everyone is here."
Ivan Pierce thgout he meant for us to go that way
Vincent Andris says, "let's go Zander"
Jim Livingstone looks a little smug as he follows ivan in.
Zander Smith nods.
David Porter glares harshly at Zander, "They're on assignment for me, thank you very much."
Zander Smith walks out through the exit named (Le)ave
Zander Smith says, "Good luck"
Zander Smith walks out through the exit named (N)arrow (C)revice
Ivan Pierce silently says 'idiots'
David Porter explains, "Start picking the pokeweed...we only have about ten minutes." He claps loudly, "Get to work!"
Kestrel Hamilton looks around, confused, then turns to Sylvie and waits patiently to follow her example what ever it might me.
Jim Livingstone combs his hair out of his eyes to give ivan another warning glare before heading over to the pokeweed.
Jim Livingstone shouts; "Ivan!"
Tom Rellington bends down and looks at the pokeweed for a good section to start picking
Nell Addorine hops. She then bends down, and shines her wand over the plants, trying to choose the best ones.
Tom Rellington decides on a section and picks it carefully
David Porter glares and looks about, trying to determine the safety of the students, "Someone's missing." He counts.
Jim Livingstone says, "It's Ivan Pierce, Professor porter."
Jim Livingstone turns bright red, feeling responsible.
Sylvie Winters bends down to the pokeweed plants, then looks around as she hears David, knowing its not one of her students.
Kielar Hamilton picks pokeweed while gaurding the small one he saw earlier fro being picked growling at anyone who tries to take it.
Towards the far end of the cave, there are large deposits of Pokeweed that are flourishing.
Kestrel Hamilton approaches a stalk and catiously reaches toward it, wincing slightly at the pain, then pulling it up determinedly.
Nell Addorine winces, and sighs, trying not to cry over the pokeweed as she searches for the tender shoots. Why is she in the house with the idiot boys? She's smart, she tries hard....
Tom Rellington suddenly notices some of the larger deposits and compares it with his current pokeweed
Tom Rellington says, "Out of my way, only the PERFECT ingredients for this student"
Jim Livingstone tries to hide his red face under his hood, while pulling up some pokeweed.
Tom Rellington moves over to the end of the cave
Tom Rellington picks the biggest, best deposit of pokeweed
Kielar Hamilton looks at the big large juicy pokeweeds just a few steps away but can't leave the one he's gaurding all by itself with all these people.
Sylvie Winters watchs Tom for a moment, then begins to carefully pick the plant.
Nell Addorine starts pulling up the strong stalks from the bad patches -- that way, the weaker shoots will have more room to grow. A few tears strike the sides of the plants, bouncing off the prickles.
Kestrel Hamilton gulps slightly over at Ivan.
Kielar Hamilton continues picking the pokeweeds in his immiadiete area
Jim Livingstone pulls up pokeweed carefully, making sure to grab at the bottom to get the most stalks, carefully ignoring Ian.
Tanna Finley sits down on the ground next to Sylvie, and quickly reaches for a plant.
Nell Addorine 's hands soon grow sore, from the temperature and the harsh sides of the pokeweed. Slowly, her lap fills.
Tom Rellington whispers something to Tanna Finley
Jim Livingstone does one last headcount before moving over to some of his Ravenclaw buddies to pick pokeweed by them.
Tanna Finley whispers something to Tom Rellington
Ivan Pierce doesnt like being surrounded by idiots
Kestrel Hamilton pulls up another plant, this time not poking herself on it, fortunately. She takes another, and another in this fashion until she has an armful, but leaves one hand free for her wand.
Tom Rellington moves over to Sylvie so she doesn't think he's lost
Tom Rellington cuts off part of his plant and hands it to Tanna
Ivan Pierce decided to make a horrid joke
Jim Livingstone looks at Tom and Tanna, grinning and speculating.
Ivan Pierce grabs some pokeweed and pulls hard
Ivan Pierce was just POKEd bye some POKEweed!
Tanna Finley smiles at Tom, then starts to pick some more. But her hands are getting sore from the reckless way she grabs them.
Jim Livingstone keeps half an eye on Ivan while meticulously pulling some fat pokeweed stalks.
Nell Addorine scoots on her knees from patch to patch, gently moving the weak shoots aside to get at the stronger ones. She lifts her hands occasionally, burning them further with the salt of her tears.
Sylvie Winters looks down at the two Gryffindors next to her while continuing to pick slowly. "Be careful, and your hands won't get so red."
Tom Rellington smiles at Tanna Finley.
David Porter watches over the students.
Kestrel Hamilton looks down at her pile with satisfaction, and moves over to Sylvie, where she waits patiently.
Ivan Pierce inquires, "can we just take the whole plant back and pull the individual ones back there so it isnt so cold?"
Tom Rellington just notices his hands are red
Jim Livingstone notes nell with a bit of concern. "Nell, just pick the little ones . .they're easier to pull and just as good . . .your hands look really bad."
The wind can be heard whistling loudly outside.
Ivan Pierce Grabs three at once and uses his shoulders to pull
Nell Addorine eventually lifts her cloak and robes, making a bowl for what she's plucked, and moves over to some tender shoots near Jim. She smiles, and shakes her head. "I'm okay...it's like the raspberry vines in mom's garden. Besides, the little ones need time to grow..."
Kielar Hamilton reaches /way/ out to reach a pokeweed plant far away from the one he is gaurding and almost falls...
Jim Livingstone continues to pull, one at a time, carefully by the roots.
Jim Livingstone says, "If your sure . . .your hands due look really bad. Just don't overextend yourself."
Sylvie Winters looks around to see Kestrel and asks, "Do you have as much as you can carry?"
Nell Addorine takes a few of the larger, healthier ones, pulling them out roots and all.
Ivan Pierce mutters thats why the defence spell would have been practitcal!!!.
Ivan Pierce mutters so it wuoldnt hurus.
Jim Livingstone chuckles under his breath and decides to let Ivan's relative stupidity drop.
Ivan Pierce picks about 7 pokeweed without realising it in his anger
Ivan Pierce isnt stupid
David Porter moves towards the entrance of the cave. He makes his wand light red for a few moments to get everyone's attention.
Ivan Pierce is too smart :P
Tanna Finley drops her pile on the ground so she isn't stuck holing it, and reaches farther out for a plant, being more careful now.
Kestrel Hamilton looks over to Nell slightly worriedly, and wonders if she was crying, but no, she seems alright now..She frowns and turns back to Sylvie. "I have as many I can manage without dropping my wand?" Instantly concerned, "Is that alright? I can put my wand in my pocket if you think I should.."
Nell Addorine looks over her shoulder, releasing a stubborn plant with a bit of relief.
Kielar Hamilton quickly straightens up holding a large pokeweed by it's roots and ads it to his very slowly growing pile (it's hard for it to grow fast when you're gaurding another plant).
Sylvie Winters says, "That's fine, Kestrel. Just wait, then."
Tom Rellington looks toward David
Sylvie Winters turns to look at David, motioning for the rest to do the same.
David Porter ahems, "One at a time...I will give you a grade on how many you picked." (OOC: Pose good as you come up, and let me know how much you have.)
David Porter calls, "Mister Hamilton."
Ivan Pierce grumbles and mutter angriy.
Kestrel Hamilton nods with relief and turns over to watch David obediently.
Tom Rellington bends down and picks up some more good pokeweed stalks
Jim Livingstone pulls out a few last ones, silently.
David Porter glares, "Come forward..."
Sylvie Winters reaches forward and picks a few more quickly, to make up for the time she spent watching others.
Kielar Hamilton snarlssss at a student who tries to take the pokeweed he was gaurding as he goes up "I have........about 23 pokeweeds and some sortof red beet thing I found near the wall".
David Porter looks over, "85." He hmms, "Move towards the entrance but do not leave."
David Porter calls, "Miss Hamilton."
Kielar Hamilton moves toward the enterance.
Ivan Pierce takes his wand and pushses it together by each end tand makes it a ball of glowing light
Kielar Hamilton frowns a C.
Ivan Pierce blink
Ivan Pierce oohs at his pile that he dint even know he had
Jim Livingstone continues silently picking with his left hand while doing a quick head count with his right.
Ivan Pierce says, "being anry has its up sides...."
Kielar Hamilton looks content with his B.
Ivan Pierce pulls franticaly
Kestrel Hamilton walks over to David quicky as she can without tripping. "I have 20--No, 21" she corrects herself quickly.
David Porter nods light, "Move to the front." He calls, "93."
David Porter calls, "Jim Livingstone and Tom Rellington."
Sylvie Winters picks her last one, looking contentedly at her armful.
Ivan Pierce realises david is gettin closer and pulls faster
Tom Rellington gets up and walks over to David, showing him his pokeweed
Kestrel Hamilton moves to the front with obvious relief and takes her place beside Kielar.
Tom Rellington exclaims, "I have 24 of the best pokeweed I could find sir!"
Ivan Pierce pulls as hard as he can, making his arms sore
Jim Livingstone groans under his breath and quickly gathers up his pile, pulling himself together and m oving towards the front, looking calm but feeling not.
Kielar Hamilton practically screams at one of the students still picking as he tries to pick the pokeweed he had been gaurding "don't pick that one."
Tanna Finley grabs recklessly again, managing to get a few more and scrape her arms up at the same time.
Kielar Hamilton looks sheepish "sorry sir"
Jim Livingstone says, "I've got 19 . . . sorry, sir, I was distracted. I should have picked more."
David Porter looks over Tom Rellington's pile, not impressed. "84." He looks at Jim, "98."
Ivan Pierce grins at Jim Livingstone.
David Porter calls, "Nell Addorine, Sylvie Winters."
Nell Addorine rises, her cloak thrown back over her shoulders from all the moving. Carrying her pokeweed in the lap of her robe to save her raw hands, she approaches Professor Porter. In her bundle are about four good, strong, juicy stalks, interspersed with nineteen or so of the more tender ones, which range in size from a few inches to half a foot.
Jim Livingstone 's eyes widen in surprise but he accepts it and moves towards the door, walking backwards to check on the students he was in charge of as he goes.
Ivan Pierce gathers some ice and begins to gather pokeweed onto the the small ray of ice
Tom Rellington exclaims, "Umm sir, My pokeweed are better than Jim's, I think you are favoring him!"
Kestrel Hamilton jumps half a foot, then looks reproachfully over to Kielar, mouthing. "Don't startle me like that." But, worried of lost points, doesn't speak aloud.
Sylvie Winters stands up with her armful, carefully counting as she walks toward David.
Ivan Pierce says, "Hes the teacher..."
Tom Rellington moves over to the doorway in a bad mood
Ivan Pierce says, "and Jim was a leader...."
David Porter nods to Nell, "99." He looks towards Sylvie, waiting for her to finish counting.
Jim Livingstone looks at the ceiling and tries not to feel angry at Tom . .after all, he DID have less . . .
Ivan Pierce continues counting as he loads them up
Kestrel Hamilton looks sympathetically over Tom.
Nell Addorine smiles happily, and carts her bundle over towards Jim's line.
Ivan Pierce grabes another one
Sylvie Winters feels grateful for her last hurried pickings as she says, "Twenty-one, Professor."
David Porter nods lightly. "95." He calls, "Ivan Pierce and Tanna Finley."
Ivan Pierce rubs his sore arms
Ivan Pierce says, "27...."
Tom Rellington is so mad he is thinking of casting a spell on David
Ivan Pierce thinks that if he casts a spell on teh teaCHER u qill be frozen solid
David Porter hmmms at Ivan. "Well...I see..." He blinks at Ivan, waiting for something else.
Ivan Pierce ponders
David Porter waves Ivan off, "84."
Ivan Pierce rips out another real fast
Ivan Pierce inquires, "28?"
David Porter patiently waits for Miss Finley.
Ivan Pierce pulls some of the pricklys that poked him
Tanna Finley grabs one more quickly, almost drawing blood from her hands because they are scraped raw. She gathers up the pile she has dropped on the ground, and stands up quickly, as a few slip out of her grasp. "I have, um.. a lot, Mr. Professor. Like, 28 at least!"
Ivan Pierce looks at some of the ones tana picked and thinks that they are a bit brown
David Porter looks over Tanna's, "Well, then...95." He notes, "And Tom Rellington's grade is now an 85."
Tom Rellington whispers something to Tanna Finley
David Porter looks about, "Follow me...stay close...don't wander." He looks, "Miss Winters, take the end."
Tanna Finley reaches down to try and pick up the ones she dropped, dropping even more as she does so.
+---[ Potions Classroom (Dungeon) ]------------------------------------------+
Nell Addorine tries not to slosh snow all over the place, and takes her seat again.
Kielar Hamilton sits down in his seat hoping they'll get to try a potion before class ends.
Kestrel Hamilton retakes her seat and makes sure her cauldron and book are still there.
Tom Rellington sits down in is seat and looks up trying to find Tanna
Sylvie Winters looks around one last time, making sure all of her charges made it back, and takes her seat.
Ivan Pierce says, "OH, Mr.POrter"
As you move into the class you find groblets filled with steaming hot chocolate.
Ivan Pierce says, "you told me to remind you to give me extra credit when i made the extra curing potion"
Tanna Finley walks over to Tom and sits down. "I can't believe we went in there!"
Nell Addorine 's hairbow is a bit grimy from the dank cave, and her face a bit mussy, and her hands in horrid shape...but she beams anyway. Hot cocoa!
David Porter points to a collection bin, "Put your collections in there and then enjoy your refreshments."
Kestrel Hamilton tries to remember the shrieking potion nervously and doesn't even see the hot chocolate.
Ivan Pierce tilts the block of ice
Tom Rellington stashes his apparently inadequate pokeweed in the bin
Ivan Pierce lets the pokeweed slide off
Tom Rellington grabs a cup of hot chocolate
Sylvie Winters places her armload of pokeweed in the collection bin.
Kielar Hamilton puts his pokeweeds in the bin and takes some hot chocalte.
Kestrel Hamilton looks up, startled, then stands and puts her 21 stalks into the bin.
Nell Addorine moves to the bin, and starts to gingerly move her pokeweed into it, plant by plant. Once done, she shakes off her robes, and goes to warm her hands on her goblet.
Kielar Hamilton sips that hot chocolate. mmmmmmmmm OUCH.
Ivan Pierce says, "WHat should i do with this"
Kielar Hamilton burnt his tongue.
At Hogwarts, a bell is heard, signifying the end of class.
David Porter speaks up, "Wait!"
Tom Rellington starts sipping the hot chocolate slowly and talks with the rest of the Gryffindor
Tanna Finley heads over to the bin, dropping a few pokeweed on the way and even more when she tries to put them in. There is, in fact, a small trail of pokeweed leading all the way back to the forest.
Kestrel Hamilton rubs her hands together so they start to warm up, and takes a goblet of hot choclate.
Tom Rellington 's excitedly about the Forbidden Forest
Nell Addorine looks to the professor, over the edge of her cup.
David Porter makes a note, "Those of you who would like some extra credit may write a paper and hand it in to me."
Kestrel Hamilton blinks at the bell, and raises her hand. "Professor?"
Kielar Hamilton finishes his hot coco put the groblet back gathers his stuff and waits.
David Porter notes. "You may go to The Great Hall and enjoy your refreshments, there are chocolate candies there."
Tom Rellington raises his hand
Sylvie Winters watches Tanna, then walks over to grab some of the ones she dropped and toss them into the bin. She isn't going to worry about the trail, having picked up the few of those that she could.
Kielar Hamilton nods and wishes he had done his homework earlier,
David Porter looks about, "Go on...enjoy yourselves."
Nell Addorine hikes her cauldron up under her arm, takes her cocoa gingerly in the other hand, and exits. Her first stop, after refreshments -- infirmary.
you hear whispers of students outside of the hall that Sylvie and Jim are wanted NOW! at the third floor staircase
Tom Rellington inquires, "When will the paper be due sir?"
Kestrel Hamilton keeps her hand up patiently.
David Porter says, "Before next class."
David Porter inquires, "Yes, Miss Hamilton?"
Tom Rellington exclaims, "Ok sir!"
Sylvie Winters gets her hot chocolate and heads out.
Tom Rellington grabs his nicely polished cauldron
Kestrel Hamilton says, "I don't mean to be rude, but I was wondering what happened to making the Shrieking Potion today? Will we be doing it next class?""
Tanna Finley smiles at Sylvie, glad for the help.
A Prefect Leads Potions Class
(OOC: Actual log from the 1905-1906 school year. "Upper year" potions class, in which ages range from 3rd to 5th year, the oldest year then in existence on the MOO. The Head Girl, Amy, was a 5th year. 4th years were Prefects.)
Nell Addorine smiles at Sylvie, and waves. She's sitting a bit in an aisle, her chair turned towards the class.
Azmeos Cyondou hears footsteps and looks up in time to see the Slytherine enter the room.
Azmeos Cyondou goes back to his searching without a word.
Sylvie Winters nods to Nell a she comes in and takes her seat
Tanna Finley scurries in and slides to a stop in front of her chair. "Hi everyone!" she calls as she sits down.
Nell Addorine smiles at the Gryffindor. Her attention is diverted by the Ravenclaw's searching, and she cants her head. She otherwise stays uncharacteristically silent, but she does stand. She glances at Professor Morris, and nods.
Azmeos Cyondou looks up abruptly and sees the Gryffindor sit down. He gives a half smile and continues to search... he has now started to pick at a spot on the ground.
Amy Redfort Runs in the door, "Sorry Mr Por..." Sees Nell and stops
Nell Addorine moves to the head of the room, and grins. "Just in time, Amy!" The prefect coughs. "Professor Porter was called away on Ministry business, but he didn't see why we shouldn't keep working. So we're just going to help each other today, and Miss Morris is here to make sure none of us lose a limb."
Sylvie Winters looks around the room for the Professor and sighs quietly. In her searching, she sees Amy come in and frowns slightly, then looks toward Nell as she starts talking.
Azmeos Cyondou decides the room is full and the class may commence soon, so he stops his searching and awaits the prefect's words.
Amy Redfort grins and sits down in the Hufflepuff part of the room.
Maggie Morris is sitting at Professor Porter's desk, with a book. She smiles aas Nell takes over, and chuckles.. "You're to go over the Utterance Potion together, in preparation for doing it next week. And...I am background clutter." She does take attendance, though.
Tanna Finley smiles at Amy, then smiles even more when she hears that David won't be here. Maybe she'll have a good class for once.
Nell Addorine smiles. Her cheeks are pink with pride. It's absolutely disgusting. "Well, I believe most of us should know the Utterance Potion from first year, but would someone care to read us the ingredients anyway?"
Amy Redfort Raises her hand
Azmeos Cyondou looks to Amy.
Azmeos Cyondou waits...
Nell Addorine nods to Amy.
Amy Redfort Jumps as she stuff isn't with her
Amy Redfort exclaims, "Oh my gosh! I left my stuff in my common room!"
Azmeos Cyondou raises his hand.
Amy Redfort inquires, "Could i run and get it please?"
Sylvie Winters raises her hand quietly, with a glance at the head girl. She remembers the potion.
Nell Addorine's brows knit. "Well...I don't think I should. We must keep the class running as normally as possible. Sorry." She inclines her head at Azmeos.
Azmeos Cyondou smiles and says, "She can share with me..."
Azmeos Cyondou drops Official Book of Spells and Incantations.
Azmeos Cyondou picks up Official Book of Spells and Incantations.
Amy Redfort smiles at Azmeos Cyondou.
Azmeos Cyondou drops One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.
Amy Redfort says, "Thank you. :)"
Nell Addorine chuckles. "Fine, then. But we still need the ingredients." She points to Sylvie.
Azmeos Cyondou smiles and nods. "No problem... umm... Hufflepuff."
Amy Redfort says, "ok, the Utterance Solution."
Sylvie Winters says quietly, "Betony, sliced nightshade, coneflower juice, and pokeweed."
Amy Redfort says, "Betony, Sliced Nightshade, Coneflower Juice, Pokeweed."
Azmeos Cyondou looks at the Slytherin and nods in appreciation.
Amy Redfort glares at Sylvie Winters.
Nell Addorine nods. "Very good. I find it one of the simplest potions to make, personally, due to the number of ingredients and the fact that botanically, they are very similar..." She glances at Amy, and frowns slightly.
Sylvie Winters tries to hide her small smile as she avoids looking at the head girl, only facing forward.
Nell Addorine smiles. "Now, who remembers gathering pokeweed several years ago? Who can tell me about the ingredient?"
Amy Redfort sits back in her chair and looks like a storm cloud.
Azmeos Cyondou scratches his head, trying to remember.
Tanna Finley grins, 'That was a fun class!" then quickly falls quiet... if the Professor were here, she'd have just lost about 50 points.
Amy Redfort Raises her hand, and sends a glare at Sylvie.
Azmeos Cyondou gives a confused look at the Griffindor.
Nell Addorine isn't as stern, quite yet. She grins back at the Gryffindor, and nods, before calling on Amy's raised hand.
Sylvie Winters smirks at Amy and pointedly keeps her own hand down, this time.
Amy Redfort says, "I wasn't there, but from what my friends told me it was a kind of vine with purple berries and green leaves..."
Nell Addorine nods. "Very good. Can anyone name another potion that it takes place in?"
Azmeos Cyondou looks around if anyone else notices the casually-clad girl that has entered the room.
Amy Redfort Raises her hand
Nell Addorine nods to Amy again, going merely on the basis of hands.
Amy Redfort says, "The Shrieking Potion but only the Juice in used."
Nell Addorine smiles, in her quiet way. "What can we infer about this, then? Pokeweed is used both in the Utterance Solution and in the Shrieking Potion."
Katie Dunn raises her hand.
Azmeos Cyondou raises his hand.
Sylvie Winters raises her hand slightly.
Nell Addorine nods to Azmeos. "Yes...er, sorry, I don't think I ever caught your name."
Azmeos Cyondou smiles, "It's Azmeos Cyondou, ma'am..."
Azmeos Cyondou says, "The Pokeweed must tickle, or 'poke' (as the name intimates) the vocal chords, causing a reaction in the way of speaking or sound making through the vocal system."
Nell Addorine laughs. "Yes, it does stimulate the voice. Can anyone tell me what ingredient depresses the larnyx, and is therefore Pokeweed's opposite?" She's trying to run the class as Porter would, and still be approachable. Conflicting poles, there.
Azmeos Cyondou has a guess but is not willing to raise his hand.
Amy Redfort sighs.
Sylvie Winters stays quiet, wishing she knew. She could name off the ingredients of the silence solution, but doesn't know which one.
Tanna Finley looks at everyone, shrugs, and raises her hand.
Nell Addorine nods at Tanna, and smiles.
Tanna Finley makes a face, "How about rat spleen? It's a nasty enough ingredient that it might want to do that.."
Maggie Morris chuckles softly, keeping to her book. She has to agree there.
Nell Addorine grins. "No, but I see your reasoning...anyone else?"
Azmeos Cyondou raises his hand.
Tanna Finley smiles.
Nell Addorine nods to the Ravenclaw. "Azmeos?" she asks, the name sticking in her mind.
Azmeos Cyondou shrugs, "I'm not sure, but could it be that it strains the vocal chords so that they cease to operate?"
Azmeos Cyondou looks around, wondering why there is silence at his answer, then at the irony he grins.
Nell Addorine shakes her head. "It actually has a marked depressing effect. It's Wormwood. This is evident, as it occurs in which two potions that have to do with numbing, or slowing parts of the body?" Probably not most people spend their free time tickling the plants in the greenhouses, as she does.
Azmeos Cyondou shrugs.
Amy Redfort Raises her hand
Nell Addorine nods to Amy, with a friendly smile.
Sylvie Winters raises her hand, ready (and hoping) to add her comments if the head girl doesn't get it.
Tanna Finley says quietly, "I think that's an /evil/ ingredient."
Amy Redfort says, "Wormwood is in the Silence Solution, the Shrieking Potion, and the Draught Of Living Death."
Amy Redfort smiles.
Nell Addorine grins. "Silence and Living Death are what we're interested in. And it's not evil persay, but it does NOT want to be added to the cauldron. Trust me. It wriggles."
Azmeos Cyondou smiles at Amy and whispers, "Nicely done."
Amy Redfort smiles at azmeo.
Sylvie Winters lowers her hand, but stays ready to put it up at the next question.
Amy Redfort smiles at Azmeos Cyondou.
Tanna Finley says, "Well, I wouldn't want to be added, either."
Nell Addorine goes on. "The Utterance Solution is, of course, the curative for the Silence Solution. Can anyone tell me which of its ingredients is a common restorative?"
Amy Redfort Raises her hand
Nell Addorine grins. "Amy's on a roll..."
Amy Redfort inquires, "Nightshade?"
Amy Redfort isn't sure...
Sylvie Winters keeps from even glancing at Amy, out of pride, but determines to go to her common room and memorize the potions book after class.
Nell Addorine shakes her head. "Good try, though. Nightshade is a relaxant that will help to unclench the throat. It is often used to dilate people's pupils for eye examinations. Anyone else?"
Amy Redfort sighs and glances at Sylvie Winters.
Sylvie Winters raises her hand, not sure either, but willing to try now.
Nell Addorine nods at the Slytherin prefect.
Sylvie Winters says, "Out of the remaining choices, those being betony and coneflower, my guess would be betony."
Azmeos Cyondou hrmm's and shakes his head. Sylvie will always be behind in the other classes unless she studies all of them equally.
Sylvie Winters hopes she'd right, but if not, she has at least /named/ the other one.
Nell Addorine grins. "Very good. Coneflower, the other one, is referred to in the Muggle medical community as Echinacea. It's very good for colds, and is a key ingredient in Pepperups." She sighs. "Well, we slogged through! Any questions, before we go to see where our Pokeweed will come from next week?"
Amy Redfort shakes her head.
Sylvie Winters nods slightly, a tiny smile again coming onto her face, before shaking her head to indicate that she has no questions.
Azmeos Cyondou looks around, then shakes his head.
Azmeos Cyondou seems to search for something on his desk.
Tanna Finley says, "I'd just like to say that I feel sorry for the ingredients.. if they don't want to go into a cauldron, it's quite understandable!"
Nell Addorine laughs at Tanna, her eyes sparkling. "Right. Well, if you'll follow me..." She produces a key from her pocket, and unlocks the door to the east.
Tanna Finley stands up, excited to go somewhere.
+---[ Dark Cavern (Dungeon) ]------------------------------------------------+
Tanna Finley looks around. "We don't have to go back to the forest? Good, that place has bad things in it.."
Nell Addorine oofs, as the teacher piles in, too. "Hullo, Miss Morris. Anyway, Professor Porter" 'and I' she adds silently "has recently taken on this little project. Growing pokeweed inside, under simulated conditions. It's important for Potions Masters to know how to do these things, so some time will be spent in here this year."
Azmeos Cyondou smiles.
Amy Redfort nods.
Maggie Morris oofs herself. She grins sheepishly at the prefect, and mourns the loss of her nice reading light.
Sylvie Winters nods slightly, glancing round. It shouldn't be too hard to grow things.. it's what she grew up doing. She gives the Gryffindor a funny look, and continues studying the area.
Azmeos Cyondou says quietly, "Interesting."
Nell Addorine chuckles. "Next week Miss Morris will be supervising us again. We can fetch our pokeweed from here and create our potions using fresh ingredients. Plus, you can all blow up your brews and play 'Splatter the Magnetic Prefect'." She shivers at the self-effacing thought, though.
Amy Redfort Raises her hand
Nell Addorine nods to Amy, just barely seeing it in the light of red torches along the walls.
Amy Redfort inquires, "When will Mr. Porter be back?"
Nell Addorine suddenly looks worried. "Well, I don't know. Or what he's doing...he just called me in and told me what to go over, so here I am."
Tanna Finley listens for the answer, hoping it's a long time from now... she had /fun/ in potions, for once.
Amy Redfort nods.
Amy Redfort smiles.
Nell Addorine grins. "Am I that boring? Oh well. Dismissed! Thank you for your attention."
Amy Redfort says, "No your not Boring."
Amy Redfort smiles.
Amy Redfort has to run
Amy Redfort exclaims, "Bye Nell!"
Amy Redfort exclaims, "Bye everyone!"
Sylvie Winters raises an eyebrow at the headgirl as she goes out and shrugs, looking around. She starts to head back up.
Nell Addorine pauses to fix a fallen stone, smiling at the other students. She's usually not so shy a teacher, but David's not here to back her up at the moment.