Kurumi made her way to the greenhouses without really knowing what she was doing. Well, she KNEW...but she really didn't know. She was here to pick some flowers for the task force...but the issue was that she didn't know WHO the flowers were going to be for. She had honestly considered Sierra for this, seeing as the Slytherin was going through a lot right now. They hadn't discussed it - not that Kurumi thought the girl would considering how much she loathed her - but Kurumi could sense the same amount of sadness in her that Kurumi had felt a few terms ago. She was watching her mother, step or not, dying before her eyes...

Other options that had crossed her mind briefly were the fire crabs with cracked shells, sending some pressed ones to Professor Williamson as a thank you for his recommendation letter, Lewis...but none seemed to feel as right as Sierra. Even if the Slytherin would probably just throw them right back in her face.

Conjuring a small basket, Kurumi began to walk around the greenhouse, examining the various flowers as she went. Roses had a nice scent, but that was cliche and didn't send the proper message. Kurumi then passed by some purple flowers which, upon further inspection, turned out to be thrift. "Sympathy," Kurumi whispered to herself as she cast a Trimming Charm on the plant and added some of the flowers to her basket. Next to the thrift was some balm, representing the same thing, so Kurumi added some of that to her basket before moving along.

If there was anything Kurumi felt for Sierra...it was sympathy. Kurumi had been there. Knew exactly what it was like...Only it was a little worse for Sierra. Sierra had a positive relationship with Professor Lafay...Kurumi had thought she had been nothing but a failure in her mother's eyes...until the very end.

Moving a little more slowly, Kurumi happened upon a tree growing white camellia japonicas. Perfected loveliness, if she was remembering her ikebana training correctly, and nothing was more lovely than a bond between a mother and daughter, so Kurumi added some of that to her basket as well. Next came some chamomile flowers for energy in adversity and then, just to finish things off, some snowdrop for consolation and hope. Kurumi was pretty sure Sierra had no knowledge about ikebana...or what flowers meant - especially the variety she had picked - but maybe Kurumi could explain. Assuming the Slytherin let her that is.

Basket filled Kurumi made her way back out of the greenhouse. She wasn't going to make these a bouquet. They would only wilt and, well, that signified the opposite effect of what she wanted. Kurumi had other intentions for these...and she needed to to go somewhere quiet where she could concentrate on her spellwork. Somewhere dry would help too...