Tom approached slowly and carefully, then stopped when it was an arm's length away from the plant.
He carefully picked up a piece of wooden stick on the ground, then shook it twice in front of the plant, and after it opened its mouth to bite the air twice, he keenly sensed the opportunity, and then gently pinched the end of its petals.
Just such an operation stopped it from making any more movements. Then, Tom carefully observed its appearance.
Tom's movements are gentle and quick, just like a standard lesson, teaching the little wizard how to get close to Biting Geranium when there is no food on hand.
Herbert's eyes are filled with satisfaction.
At this time, she also spoke, "Let go. If you observe it for a long time, it will cause some damage..."
Tom heard the professor's words and did not continue to pinch its petiole with his fingers.
Not long after letting go, Biting Geranium opened its mouth again after recovering. At this time, the professor threw a small beetle directly into its mouth. When the beetle entered its mouth, it subconsciously closed its mouth...
While its mouth kept moving, some crystal liquid slowly flowed down its big mouth.
This is its digestive juice, which is very valuable. Unfortunately, I don't have a container on hand now.
But Herbert waved his magic wand, and the stick in his hand instantly turned into a small cup, "Try to collect digestive juice..."
Before the professor finished speaking, Tom understood what she meant.
Tom Do not place the cup directly next to the plant. If you accidentally stimulate the plant, it will swing wildly and you will be unable to collect more liquid.
He just stared at the liquid, and then as it dripped from the big mouth, he quickly caught it with a small cup.
Then continue to wait, the second drop falls, and the same catch... the third drop, the fourth drop...
Until Biting Geranium opened its big mouth again, Tom knew that the collection work was over.
This series of operations is simply a test of one's patience. If one is careless, the liquid collected in the end may not even be half of what it is now.
Tom took a look at the digestive juices. There was no pungent corrosive smell at all, but a unique floral fragrance.
Seeing Tom put the collected liquid to her nose and smelled it, the witch smiled even more happily.
"How about it? Do you want to drink some? It is said to be digestive juice, but in fact it is widely used in the production of candy. Many times, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, which you like very much, contains this ingredient. Of course, it can also be used to make whitening potions..."
Regarding Herbert's proposal, Tom did not choose to accept it this time. After all, the beetles were seen entering the mouth just a second ago. It is difficult to say whether these transparent liquids will contain beetle corpses...
Seeing the disgusted look on Tom's face, Herbert smiled a little happier.
"Hahaha..."
"Professor..." Tom was a little helpless, but he still accepted the professor's harmless teasing.
Soon, the professor also summarized the previous actions of Tom.
"It can be seen that you have read a lot of things in advance and can identify Biting Geranium. At the same time, you can get close to it and observe their specific structure well. This level is enough to pass the final exam of the first grade..."
"Not to mention, you have also completed the collection of Biting Geranium secretions that you only learned in the third grade. This operation is not easy at all. You have completed the collection of all secretions without irritating the geraniums. This is very difficult in itself, and you did a good job..."
Herbert's praise did not make Tom overly happy. Indeed, for those frizzy little wizards, this level is indeed worthy of praise, but for him who has been busy with the backyard plants following Mo Fei, he just wants to say, "Don't do it six times..."
Seeing that Tom is really not overly proud, Herbert is even more satisfied with this little wizard.
"Of course, there are areas where your operations can be improved... After all, many of your operations are based on the operations in the book, and you should also pay attention to individual differences in some areas..."
Speaking of this, Tom also took it a bit seriously. He has always respected knowledge, especially this kind of specialized guidance, which can only be met but not sought.
"First of all, it's your position. In order to prevent the geranium from overreacting, you chose the downwind position. There is no problem with this, but you also have to consider that it is morning, the sun has just come out, and your position just blocks part of the sunlight, which makes it susceptible to stress due to its sensitivity to sunlight... It would be better if you turned further..."
"Also, the way you press the calyx, the growth height of this plant has not reached the mature standard, so there is no need to use three fingers. Using two fingers can be more gentle on it..."
"Finally, when collecting secretions, you can pay more attention to the direction of the wind. If you follow the direction of the wind, you will be much more relaxed and you won't have to concentrate all the time, which is too tiring..."
There were no major changes in the witch's instructions, but just some detailed adjustments made Tom notice many things that had not been considered before.
"... Of course, these are advanced knowledge. You haven't really seen such a plant before. It's really good to be able to do this for the first time,..."
Herbert paused, and then suggested, "So, Mr. Tom, would you like to come and help take care of the plants every morning? Even if it is extracurricular practice..."
The witch put forward this suggestion, which hit Tom's idea. Subjects like Herbology and Potions are difficult to practice without conditions.
There is no practice for such a subject, and it has almost no value. Therefore, the professor's proposal is just like telling Tom directly, "I'm going to teach you a small lesson..."
Tom agreed excitedly, "Of course, I am very willing. Thank you for giving me this opportunity..."
"That's good..." Herbert also laughed, and then looked up at the sky, "It's not too early now. You should go back, wash up, and have breakfast. You should have classes this morning..."
After saying that, she signaled to Tom that she could leave.
Tom on the opposite side also said goodbye directly and walked back to the castle.
After walking through the corridor again and heading towards the lounge deep in the tunnel, he felt much more at ease.
"Glory!"
After reading the password, he walked into the lounge. At this time, Slytherin, a senior student, had woken up. When he saw them, Tom nodded and said hello, and then returned to the room to wash up.
The few people left behind looked at Tom who came back from outside in a daze.
They didn't expect that a little wizard would wake up so early.
Tom didn't care at all about other people's doubts. After washing up, he picked up the letter he wrote last night and planned to send it after breakfast.
There were some small disturbances that no one knew about, but they brought about some small changes in Hogwarts.
For example, when senior Hufflepuff came to the greenhouse to help after dinner, he unexpectedly found that the dean was in a good mood...