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Gideon returned to the greenhouses after lunch, armed with his gloves and wand as directed and pretty much assumed even if it hadn't been. After all it was the practical part of the herbology exam and one could natural assume they were to get their hands dirty. So at the appointed time, the fourth year Gryffindor was outside the greenhouses awaiting his turn to be called in and when his name was finally called, he entered the appropriate greenhouse as ready as he could be for the exam. He nods once simply at the Professor's words of good luck before glancing around taking in what he had to work with. His attention returning fully to Bentley as she speaks up once more explaining the task at hand, careful to listen intently to each and every word to know everything he needed to know.
Fanged Geraniums...not the nicest of plants but bearable to deal with. One just simply needed to know how to and since they had learned it in an earlier class either this term or last, one had to simply think back and try to remember what they had learned.
Right...now to begin.
"Viro Torpeo," he cast, aiming his wand and moving it with a jab along with the incantation at the plant to numb it. The fourth year wasn't sure it had much effect other then to cause the plant to react to it and trying to attack him for it. Gideon stepped back to get away and worked to focus before trying again. "Viro Torpeo!" The magic certainly appeared to work this time as the plant's movements seemed to slow until they were calmer then they had been before and very close to perfectly still.
All he had to do now was remove the fangs.
Easier said then done it was for the first two proved to be a challenge as he took a secure hold of each in turn, twisting and manuevering for a bit before they finally gave way. Gideon had almost taken out the pliers they had been given but they proved unnecessary and remained where they were stashed. The rest of the them were a little easier as if he had gotten the hang of how to do it and one by one after a bit of grabbing, twisting and pulling, he eventually had six fangs in the jar he had been dropping them in while he worked.He let out a small sigh of relief before realising that the hard part may be over but he wasn't finished.
"Viro Torpeo," Gideon cast once more to insure the plant was kept calm as he moved on to his general caretaking. First he added some fertilizer around the base of the plant, patting it down onto the soil before brushing the excess off his gloves. Then taking up the pruning shears, the Gryffindor gave it a nice trim around its three heads. Finally he gave the plant a small sprinkling of water with a quick "Aquamenti" charm.
Putting his wand away now done with his exam, he gathered up the jar of fangs and cleaned up his workspace before heading back towards where the professor was."Thank you Professor Bentley...for a great year," he replied coming in front of the woman. With a gentle polite smile, he handed over the jar before turning and leaving the greenhouse so the next student could come in.
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