There are several greenhouses around Hogwarts Castle.
Last academic year, herbal medicine classes were taught in the first greenhouse, and this is the first time Vizette has come to the third greenhouse.
Pushing open the slightly heavy oak door, warm, humid air rushed out instantly, carrying the scents of earth, fertilizer, and rich floral fragrance.
This is much larger than the first greenhouse, and the plants planted around it are much more interesting.
Beneath the towering glass dome, colorful flowers hang down, some as large as umbrellas, and these are the main source of the rich fragrance.
With Hannah joining them, they watered and fertilized even faster.
Sprout is the headmaster of Hufflepuff, and in the mornings or evenings, Hufflepuff students often come to the greenhouse to see if they can help in any way.
Hannah is considered one of the more diligent ones, and she enjoys taking care of all sorts of magical plants.
Luna and Hannah were able to find common ground, and although they had just met, they felt very close and chatted about shared interests.
Drawing from the Aguamenti he had just used, Vizette continued to ask his questions and sought answers from Sprout.
Before long, the care work for the third greenhouse was also completed.
Sprout brought over several cups of warm water infused with fresh white honey. It tasted sweet and had a refreshing effect.
After downing half a glass of the honey water, Sprout knocked on the inner door. "Want to come in and take a look? There are even more adorable magical plants inside..."
Vizette and the others had no reason to refuse and followed behind Sprout.
The third greenhouse is the most complex one, divided into several areas.
The area where Vizette and his team were located was the teaching area, which was mainly used for teaching and demonstrations.
Sprout led them through the inner door to the third greenhouse's growing area, where there were even more colorful plants, including both leafy plants and mushrooms.
Several rows of plants were arranged on the ground, and they looked to be growing well with glossy leaves.
Perhaps for teaching purposes, all these plants were placed in flowerpots.
Looking at the thick, green-purple leaves, Vizette became curious and immediately moved closer. "Professor Sprout, are these Mandrake?"
"You're right, these are Mandrake, but they're still small and need a lot of time to grow…" Sprout explained loudly.
"It took me almost half the summer to understand their preferences before I added them to the curriculum. You will learn about this in your first lesson."
"Vizette, this is all thanks to the dragon dung you brought! The dragon dung came just in time and helped them get through the most difficult time."
If the records in "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi" are correct, Mandrake usually only survives in the wild, and the survival rate of greenhouse cultivation is very low.
Sprout not only kept it alive but also incorporated it into the teaching program, which speaks volumes about her expertise in herbalism.
Hearing Sprout's words, Vizette smiled slightly, "Professor Sprout, I'm glad I was able to help you."
He looked around, surveying the colorful greenhouse planting area.
Not far away, there were several vines that were gently twisting. The vines were covered with sharp thorns and had a dangerous emerald green color, just like venomous snakes with sharp thorns.
At the ends of some vines bloom flowers that resemble mouths, with petals opening and closing like lips, and covered inside and out with sharp thorns, making them look quite ferocious.
"These are Venomous Tentacula?"
Venomous Tentacula are similar to Devil's Snare; they also have an aggressive nature and will twist their vines to launch an attack.
Compared to the Devil's Snare, the Venomous Tentacula have few weaknesses. The thorns on the flowers and vines can secrete venom, which is deadly.
Vizette then looked to the other side, where a dozen or so round, green balls were planted, looking like tender, juicy cabbages.
If he hadn't seen the cabbage's slight trembling and the fangs in its center, he wouldn't have known the name of this magical plant—
"Is this Chinese Chomping Cabbage?"
Similarly, this magical plant, with its strong aggressive instincts, will roll its body and open its blood-red maw to frantically bite any intruder that gets too close to its sensing range.
Many of those immobile magical plants also possess potent toxicity or hallucinogenic properties.
For example, the small, dark purple fruit of the belladonna, and the long, upright, trumpet-shaped purple flowers of the wolfsbane aconite...
Both of these potion ingredients are quite remarkable and can be used to make "Witches' Flying Ointment".
Witches' Flying Ointment is a very famous potion, and every year many wizards are sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for emergency treatment because of this potion.
Although the name contains the word "ascension," it cannot actually make wizards fly. Instead, due to its strong hallucinogenic properties, it gives wizards the feeling of flying.
Currently, the relatively safest way for wizards to fly is through various flying magic items, and by trying their luck to see if their Animagus is avian.
Hearing Vizette's mutterings, Sprout laughed heartily: "So you recognize all these plants?"
Vizette admitted, "At least I recognize those more dangerous magical plants."
Sprout said with a smile, "You have to know how to get along with them... They are all lovely children."
Vizette nodded, suddenly realizing that Sprout and Hagrid were quite similar, both having a fondness for... assertive plants and animals.
For example, Hagrid really likes dragons and has always wanted to raise one until it grows up.
When Sprout is with the Venomous Tentacula, she also whispers to them.
...
"Scourgify!"
Leaving the greenhouse, Vizette picked up his wand and gently waved it at Luna and Hannah to clean the dirt off them.
Hannah twirled her robes around and said happily, "That way I don't have to go back to the lounge anymore, I can go straight to the auditorium!"
The three of them arrived at the Great Hall together. After saying goodbye to Hannah, Vizette and Luna walked toward the Ravenclaw table.
While eating breakfast, Vizette cast a summoning spell to bring both of their textbooks to him.
He also prepared a simple map. "The first class is Potions. Go that way... then go down the stairs. There aren't many classrooms in the basement, so it's easy to remember."
"Oh, right! We can go a little earlier... Professor Snape is quite strict with late students... he might say some rather aggressive things..."
"Alright! I can manage by myself!" Luna carefully put away the map. "You haven't eaten anything! Hurry up and have some breakfast!"
As if remembering something, Vizette immediately said, "Oh, right! Potions class is two classes back-to-back, so you should eat more."
He spread a piece of jam on a piece of bread and placed it on Luna's plate, "otherwise you'll get hungry easily."
Luna prefers a lighter flavor, so he used just a little butter underneath.
Luna also remembered Vizette's taste, so she spread butter on the bread and placed it on Vizette's plate, saying, "You should eat some quickly, or you'll go hungry later..."
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