Lucy Fowler

Light Elf

TSoNM 01/3 Plants for Potions Instructor, School of Necessary Magic. Older and had bright red hair that frizzed uncontrollably, and she wore wildly colorful outfits to match. Example: a knee-length quilted skirt, a bright yellow top, and a knitted cardigan with cats in berets on the back. Her bright yellow tights matched her top, and her boots had small jingling balls attached to the back. Her wild, frizzy red hair stuck out everywhere, untamed. She was a Light Elf with a particular proclivity for potions making.

TSONM 02/6 Her Botanical class: She rubbed her gloved fingers over her red nose. Each of the glove’s fingertips bore a cat’s face. She was an eccentric woman, always talking in the grandest of voices and wearing whatever her heart desired. Her wild red hair matched her wild personality perfectly.

“Everything in this world started out as an organic organism. From the food we eat to the medicine we take, and even the sheets we lie on, almost everything includes some sort of plant that grew in Earth’s soil. On Oriceran it is no different. In fact, we know that Oriceran lacks technology and all those fancy lab-grown textiles, everything there comes from magic or a botanical.” We brought some specialty blooms back from Oriceran and planted them to grow wild right here in our very own Dark Forest. Today we are going to be exploring these beautiful babies, and we’ll use a little bit of magic to help get them through this last bitter bit of winter.” Horace walked up carrying two potted plants. He nodded at Izzie, who was standing next to Alison, the two of them shivering in their boots. Mrs. Fowler took one of the pots.This one, with the bulb at the end, blooms late winter or early spring, but if the weather is too cold, you must use a little magic to help it get some sunlight. Anyone know what this is?” “It’s a mehola plant.” In the other pot was some mission grass, coming alive in the spring and summer but going dormant in the winter. However, unlike many Earth plants, the mission grass does not turn brown or die. It just doesn’t grow in the cold, so we have a beautiful green plant in the midst of our snowy winters. So we will be going into the woods and down the path—you don’t want to step on anything trying to grow—and when we find them, we will do a little experiment.

“That open area is a lilac patch I planted myself. Very beautiful when they bloom. To the left is where the lavender grows. Lavender grows on Oriceran too, just under the name ‘lystander.’ It is used in many things here and on Oriceran. I think it’s fascinating that one species of the same plant is on both planets. It shows you just how connected we really are.”

TSONM 05/14 Fowler knew that Oriceran plants did better, grew faster, and were healthier if they were talked to in full, complete conversations. Fowler had been around Oriceran plants to know that they were able to signal back, and, in effect, hold conversations. . Professor Fowler had been in the plant business for so long that she was fluent in plant speak.