Ella entered the greenhouses early in the morning, carrying her Herbology text book and wand. She was here to gather some flowers for the first task force mission though she wasn't quite sure what she was going to use them for just yet. The third year was toying with the idea of making a pressed flower picture for Oakey, knowing December was a really hard month for him. She figured her friend could use something cheerful for his dorm and that maybe she could put a smile on his face, if only a small one. Eh. It was worth a try.

Walking down the rows of plants, the small badger found herself eyeing her different choices carefully. Oakey was a boy so he wouldn't want anything too girly looking, yeah? Was it okay to give boys flowers? That wasn't weird, right? He wasn't going to like...look at her and think she was crazy or anything... That wouldn't be good.

Pushing those thoughts out of her head, the third year settled on some very pretty white lilies and red roses. The colors were perfect and wintery and not too girly. All good things for what she had in mind. Good, now to pick them without harming the plants. She didn't want to do that.

Walking over to the supplies, Ella grabbed a bucket and took out her wand, filling it half-way with water. She then brought it back over to where the flowers were, setting it down carefully on the table. Next she went and got herself a pair of pruning shears, bringing them back and bending down to inspect the flowers. The third year made sure to cut the stems on an angle, having read that they would be able to get more water that way. She also made sure only to take a few, knowing she wouldn't need a lot for her project. Ella then picked off any of the leaves on the stem that would be in the water, discarding them before placing the flowers she cut into the bucket of water.

Having finished picking her flowers, the badger cleaned up after herself and took her flowers with her out of the greenhouse, ready to get going on the next step of her mission.