Herbology is done by all Pupils at Hogwarts from the 1st year until the end. Herbology lessons take placein the greenhouses where all the magical plants are kept, the Greenhouses arebehind the vegetable patch. The magical Plants inside the greenhouses get more dangerous and interesting in the higher greenhouse numbers. So the plants in greenhouse 1 arn't as dangerous as the plant's in greenhouse 3.
The first years usually only work in greenhouse 1. But in the second year you can become more adventurous and move up into higher greenhouse numbers.
Plant's inside the Greenhouses
Mandrake
The Mandrake orMandragora is a powerful restorive. It is used to return people who have been Transfigured or cursed back to there original state. The Mandrake is an essential part of most antidotes it is also however dangerous. Thecry of the mandrake is fatle to anyone who hears it. Small mandrakes can not kill you but they can Knock you out for a good many hours.
Looks
The Mandrake looks like a normal (you know what i mean) plant from above. It has a tufty top and is difficult to pull out of the ground. Instead of roots the Mandrake a small, muddy, and extremley ugly baby is there. It has tufty leaves groeing out of it's head. It also has pale green mottled skin and screams at the top of it's lungs. once you have eventualy got it out of the ground if you are repotting it you also have to put tremendous force on it to get it back into the ground.
Precautions
Because the Cry of the Mandrake is Fatle to all thoes who hear it when doing anything these plants you should wear tight Earmuffs to make sure you don't hear it.