Herbology Class part one

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Herbology Class part One

Kurama stood at the head of Greenhouse one, watching the students file in and directing each of them to a flowerbed - at least one person from each house at each bed, if he could help it. Once the last of the stragglers had made it in, he closed the greenhouse doors.

"These," he began, pointing out small machines that were attached to the end of each bed, "are the wizarding world equivalent of a polygraph. The purpose of them here is that we are going to recreate a testing process known as the Backster Tests. These tests are, admittedly, pretty fourth-grade fringe science, but they have never, to my knowledge, been conducted on magical plants with charmed equipment, so that is our first task in class today. Before that - get comfortable, this may take a bit - I'm going to give you a little history on the tests, and what exactly we're trying to accomplish here.


"It may be noted, first, that Baxter began his career as an interrogation specialist with the CIA. A lot of fringe sciences like this come from truly demented humans, so I'm sure we can put aside any thoughts of 'is this guy crazy,' 'what the hell is his problem,' and 'this is nuts, why am I here' in favor of the answers that yes, he was rather nuts, his problem was that he had turned so many people into vegetables that he was hoping to reverse the process with plants, and you are here because you signed up for the class." He strode between the plantbeds as he talked, final-checking the machines and making sure everyone was listening.

"He did claim to have discovered that a polygraph instrument attached to a plant leaf registered a change in electrical resistance when the plant was harmed or even threatened with harm. He went further and argued that plants could perceive human emotions. He called this sensitivity "Primary Perception" and was not very far off the mark with his tests. Unfortunately for him, human technology cannot accurately read plant-language on a perceivable level, so his theories were left at that and are often debunked by "real" scientists. Non-human technology, as well as magic - and I do hope you all remembered to bring your wands - is more accurate than "muggletech" and that leads me to the bones of this lesson."

"We are going to begin by using basic charms on the plants you have in front of you. The polygraphs as well as your experience will show exactly how the plants react, and one or all of you should record your findings as they happen. Table one, you have Mandragoras - don't worry about the earmuffs, they won't be doing any shrieking today. Table two, you've got Devil's Snare. Table three, Bubuotubers, and table four, Lampweed. The first charms you cast will be basic. Levitation, light, any charms you know dealing with the elements, such as creation of water, fire, or wind. If you have questions or difficulty, raise your hand for myself or for A, who will be my assistant for this class."

Then he set the students to their work, ambling alongside the beds in case he was needed.

((Note: A tentative seating arrangement has been made up. Feel free to mingle, or have your characters switch to other plants if you get bored on the one you're assigned to.

Table one:
Teru Mikami
Turlough
Yuuri
Olympia
Meg

Table Two:
Unity
Yukimura
Luna
Lucien

Table Three:
Nate
Mello
Hook
Soichiro

Table Four:
Beowulf
Maddie
Dwight
Hermione

If your pup isn't on the roster, or signed up after the class has been posted, just shove them into whatever group you deem most interesting.
Plant reactions are left mostly up to you, but it may be noted that Devil's Snare hates fire, Lampweed is very fond of light spells, Bubotubers rather enjoy being levitated, and Mandragoras are quite happy with water.))