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A Hufflepuff's First Year Notes On Herbology

written by Henry Moonsong

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Year 1 Lesson 2

Chapter 2

Protection Gear
- Protection items Needed Every Time
  - Dragonhide Gloves
  - Earmuffs
  - Wand
  - Apron
  - Closed Toed Shoes
- Ocassonial Protection Items
  - Mask
    - Could be helpful against dangerous fumes
- Things NOT To Bring
  - Your Cloak
    - Could be hazardous to you when dealing with plants
  - Your Tie
    - Same as the your cloak
- All protection equipment is very vital
- Lots of Essence Of Dittany and Antidote To Common Poisons
- Over 30 thousand witches and wizards having accidents from handling in the past year
  - 61% from forgetting Dragonhide gloves
- Tools For Caring For Plants
  - Dragon Dung
    - Used as fertilizer or soil
    - Works great because of the acids in dragons stomachs
    - Break down things to a very natural state
    - Scentless
      - Beacuse of how dragon use odorous gases in their fire, not the excess
        
        Not confirmed fact
  - Centaur Tears
    - Most preffered plant drink
    - More vitamin rich than water
    - Can revive a plant moments from death
    - Some plants find it toxic
      - Never water with plants that grow in salt water
  - Mooncalf Dung
    - Also fertilizer
    - More gentle
    - Preffered for more sensitive plants
    - Not as strong or vitamin providing as Dragon Dung
- Cauldrons
  - Pewter
    - Cheapest
    - Lowest melting point
    - Prone to explosions
    - If not careful with, chunks will gather up in the bottom of the potion
    - Pewter does not react with organic materials
    - If used with toxic plants, it might explode
  - Brass
  - Copper
  - Silver
  - Gold