Lookit how happy Cassia was to see her, but of course she was happy to see her, bestfriend reasons and all. So good she could ignore her Herbology question too, 'least she wasn't getting dramatic about it--we all know how Cassia can get sometimes. Ahem. But in a good way. Definitely.

Lex glanced over the fence again. Gnomes. They'd dealt with those back in her first year....the time she wouldn't stop stepping on them til she nearly outted one. Ah, good times though she didn't reckon she'd get away with it in Care of Magical Creatures class so she firmly pushed that thought from her mind. No hurting them, unless they bit her in which case the Professor would either have to turn a blind eye or give her detention. There was only ONE creature who's violence she tolerated and that was her baby kneazle.

"If you wanna get rid of 'em, you gotta make 'em dizzy first, otherwise they'll come right back because they're persistent and can't tell when they're unwanted."

Useful information right there.