Ella turned her attention to the basket with the sponges. She reached towards the middle basket, finding a sponge and bringing it back to her space. She plunged the sponge into the bucket and brought it back to the surface, ringing it out. It sure did collect a lot of water! She then grabbed her broom, which was ridiculously dirty, and began to scrub the handle. "Why in the name of Merlin isn't this coming off?" she asked after a few minutes. It seemed as if these brooms hadn't been cleaned in quite a long time. Had they sat like that since last term just waiting for this class so they could be cleaned? It was possible. Ella continued to scrub, finally seeing some of the actual handle emerge from the grimy mess that covered it. "Finally!" She finished scrubbing the handle and was quite satisfied with the job she had done. She reached for a blue towel and patted the handle dry. "All clean...well the handle at least."