Professor Lilac Crosby
December 23, 2011 9:28 AM
Plant-astic! [Sixth and seventh years] by Professor Lilac Crosby
Time could not move fast enough. She was so excited and wanted it to be midterm now. How often did one get married, after all? Lilac was completely and ridiculously eager, although wedding planning left her often completely and ridiculously busy. Her students had probably observed this because her business left them in a good position. There was noticeably less homework in all of her classes, but she didn’t imagine anyone (but perhaps a few certain Aladrens) minded.It wasn’t as if she was slacking in her lessons, though. The brunette professor was working very, very hard on keeping lessons at their usual standard. They were just as challenging as they had been, just with less follow-up homework. There seemed to be a fair amount of tutoring going on between students nowadays, so if anyone was confused, they could either seek out a tutor or come to her.
She was still going to make time for her students. They were all worthwhile individuals who deserved as much attention as possible. Lilac wanted to make sure everyone had as much opportunities in their futures as feasibly plausible. Despite having her own things to do, arrangements to make, she wanted to help shape their futures.
Now arriving were some of the students whose futures were the least far off, the Advanced Class. When the students entered, they would notice small plants. There were little rose bushes, daffodils, and even some cacti, for example. Her personal favorites were the lilacs. Once her students were all seated, she shut the door with a flick of her wand and turned to them.
“Welcome,” she greeted politely. “Today’s lesson gets a bit science-y, so be ready. It isn’t tough though, I promise.” Lilac shoved a brown curl behind her ear. She just didn’t have time to straighten her hair anymore. “Obviously there’s a plant in front of everyone, right? These aren’t the magical kind you would toy with Herbology, so don’t be nervous. They’re just ordinary, mundane plants.”
“To get into the science-y part,” continued the twenty-nine year old. “Living things are organized in special categories and sub-categories. They go, in order, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genius, and Species, going from least specific to the most. Each organism in each category share particular features with its category-mates.”
“You may be wondering, ‘But Professor, what does that have to do with Transfiguration?’ Well, that’s what I’m getting to.” Her grey eyes glittered. Usually she taught how things worked, but this was a bit about why, in a way. “We’re working with Kingdoms today, and those are where the plants come in.”
“Plants have their own Kingdom, Plantae,” the professor stated. “Animals--like humans--belong to the Kingdom Animalia. Being in different Kingdoms makes transfiguring difficult, but that’s what we’re doing today.”
“The incantation we’ll be using is Regni Fiunt.” The words and pronunciation appeared on the board: Rehg-nee fee-OONT. “Our goal is to change the plant to an animal. There is no set animal; it’s something you choose. Envision the animal you wish for the plant to become, and might I suggest, please pick something manageable.” She turned her attention to the flower pot on her desk. “Regni Fiunt,” she incanted. Sitting atop the pot where the small strawberry bush had been was now a white mouse. “To untransfigure, you do the same, imaging a plant.” Again she incanted, and the mouse became a pinecone. “Notice it doesn’t have to turn into the same plant.”
“Unless there’s anyone particularly confused, feel free to get started.” Lilac turned them loose and seated herself at her desk. In a moment or so she’d probably get up and walk around the class just in case, but she was confident in the abilities of the eldest class. They knew what they were doing, or at least most of them.
OOC: Here is a chart-type thing of the six Kingdoms, if anyone cares. Now let’s have some nice long posts filled with descriptions. No godmodding would be appreciated. Be sure to tag Lilac if she’s needed, and happy posting!
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