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During the 1986–1987 school year at Hogwarts, Professor Sprout taught third year students in Herbology how to handle Mandrakes. Mandrakes were revised again in the fifth year for students' Ordinary Wizarding Levels. Mandrakes were part of the second and third-year Herbology curriculum at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, taught by Professor Pomona Sprout. Professor Sprout teaching students how to repot young Mandrakes in Herbology class The Sunday edition of The New York Ghost published on 28 November 1926 reported a Mandrake attack on a Herbologist. Minister for Magic Venusia Crickerly died in 1912, following a freak Mandrake-related gardening accident.
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As soon as they have reached their full size, I will have a potion made that will revive Mrs Norris." - Albus Dumbledore reassuring Argus Filch after his cat was petrified Professor Sprout recently managed to procure some Mandrakes. Flesh-Eating Slugs were known to favour eating Mandrakes as well. The Dugbog's favourite food was Mandrake, which led to Mandrake-growers finding nothing but a bloody mess when pulling their plants out of the ground. Their leaves were also used in potions as well. Stewed Mandrake was used in Potion-making, forming an essential part of most antidotes. When matured, Mandrakes could be cut up to serve as a prime ingredient for the Mandrake Restorative Draught, which was used to cure those who have been petrified. Mandrakes were fully matured when they started moving into each others' pots. Madam Pomfrey also mentioned the Mandrakes having acne.
Later on, they threw a loud and raucous party, which was comparable to humans when they are teenagers, which made Professor Sprout very happy indeed. In the 1992–1993 school year at Hogwarts, the school's Mandrakes, at one point of time, became moody and secretive, which indicated that they were reaching adolescence. Mandrakes not only resembled humans, but also had similar behaviours to them. When Hogwarts students studied Mandrakes in Herbology class, Professor Pomona Sprout had her students wear earmuffs to protect their ears from the Mandrake's cries.
The scream of a mature Mandrake when it was unearthed would kill any person who hears it, but a young Mandrake's screams would usually only knock a person out for several hours. They looked quite unremarkable to Harry, who didn't have the slightest idea what Hermione meant by the “cry” of the Mandrake." - Harry Potter's perception of Mandrakes in a Herbology lesson " A hundred or so tufty little plants, purplish green in colour, were growing there in rows.
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