The Triwizard Tournament {Repost}

[Miranda_]

"Many of them have useful properties," Draven said. "Plus I'm sure it would help to recognise the truly dangerous ones if you decided to travel."

The Herbology teacher, Herbert Beery, was also Hufflepuff's Head Of House. He started the lesson with a revision of the previous lesson's work on wand trees, then went on to an instruction of how to take care of Screechsaps and Flytraps. The latter were not the tiny little plants that Muggles called Venus Flytraps; but a much more dangerous version that had real teeth in its jaws and could give out a nasty nip. Its sap was however useful in healing sunburn.

[spirit_queen]

Wendy was afraid of the flytraps, and was reluctant to work with them.

[Miranda_]

Draven was contemptious of Wendy's fear, and made notes on Flytrap care studiously. He was certain that they'd come up in the OWLs.

[spirit_queen]

Wendy took notes, too, but didn't want to have to touch them; he much preferred learning that facts and having someone else mess with them. She'd stick to the Muggle method of Tea tree oil for sunburns, thanks.

[Miranda_]

It was pleasantly warm inside the greenhouse; outside, it was very cold and the mackerel sky above hinted at snow.

[spirit_queen]

Wendy appreciated the warmth, wishing it could be so everywhere else as well.

[Miranda_]

The lesson eventually ended; lessons were now over for the day. As the class reluctantly left the warm greenhouse for the chill air outside, a Hufflepuff girl squealed with joy.

"It's snowing!"

[spirit_queen]

While others joined in and chattered excitedly about the snow, Wendy wasn't so sure what she thought; snow was pretty and fun to play with, but ti was so darn cold.

[Miranda_]

Draven wasn't bothered, overmuch; his family mansion house was situated on top of a high hill and the snow stayed well into spring. He generally wasn't around for that; Draven much prefered to spend Easter and Christmas at Hogwarts and only ever went home for the summer holidays.

[spirit_queen]

Wendy finally decided to enjoy the snow while it lasted, and after class went dashing out into it.