Professor Rory Taransay
December 20, 2017 12:36 PM
Not mush-room here! [Beginners] by Professor Rory Taransay
Today’s Care of Magical Creatures lesson was outside, and Rory had made sure to prewarn his class beforehand, so that no one had a good excuse for going to the wrong place. They met by a grassy enclosure that contained just over 10 mushroom-like creatures.“Good morning, everyone,” Rory greeted his beginners class, as enthusiastic as ever. There were still a few weeks of term to go, and he wanted to get in some more content lessons before everyone went a little holiday-mad. Rory didn’t really mind that – who wasn’t excited for the holidays?! – and always made sure his last few lessons were fun ones. However, doing that meant he had to make sure he’d covered all the content beforehand.
“Today we’re going to be looking at Horklumps,” he announced. “Now, your homework was to read up on these creatures, so can anyone tell me why they are useful to us?” He picked on raised hands until he got the correct answer, giving house points for it.
“As you should have read, Horklumps are not native to North America, but they are found in Scotland, which is where I’m from. I brought this lot over with me, and have carefully cultivated them here. Can anyone tell me why bringing a new species to a country can be dangerous?”
Again, he picked on hands until he got his desired answer mentioning how they can overrun new places and outcompete the local creatures.
“Well done, you can have five house points! Today we’re going to be working in pairs or groups of three. I’d like you to choose a Horklump, and feed it. I’ve got earthworms over here, freshly gathered for you. Once you’re sure your Horklump has enough to eat, your task is to draw it.”
Rory liked to get his classes into the habit of drawing the animals they studied. Having such a representation was always useful, for revision as well as for learning the specific details of the creature they were looking at.
“If anyone has any problems, just ask me. Off you go!”
OOC: Normal class rules apply. Ask Rory if you need help. As ever, he will stop any animal cruelty he sees. Information on the Horklump can be found here: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Horklump
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