Annabeth was feeling unsure about the incantation. She had raised a huge and healthy tree, she didn't want it to turn an ugly weed.

"A weed!! That's it!"

She looked around. The teacher had said they could practice on weeds. Where would she find one? There were plenty of plants there, Anna walked among them searching for an intruder, any ugly weed helping itself with potting mix and warming itself hidden under the shadow of a good plant. The Hufflepuff girl found a suspicious plant beside a mandrake.

"A-ha", she gave it an icy glare, and then pointed her wand at the weed, waving it three small anti-clockwise circles, pronouncing the incantation. The weed shrank and shrank and then vanished.

"Oh my! What did I do?" She peered under the mandrake's shadow and found the weed there; at least she thought that tiny green leaf was the weed. "So it works."

Anna turned on her heels and rushed at her workstation, look at her Enchanting Elm and said in a dangerous tone of voice, "your turn, my baby!"

She breathed deeply and repeated the incantation, "Parveus Minori Minimus!".

The tall tree shrank until a small and charming Bonsai. "I can't huge you anymore, my baby, but now I can kiss you and I'll love you forever!" she said, kissing the small tree and opening her well-known wide smile.

"Professor Bentley, thank you for everything and I beg you forgive my bad mood. I didn't mean... I really love trees and will love this one forever. I just have a couple of questions before going, Muggle Bonsais have to being cut from time to time. Do we have to repeat the spell too? My last question is - this tree is good for wand making, if I tear apart one of this little branches and give it to a wand-maker, he or she would be able to make a tiny wand to use as a key chain?" Annabeth grinned.

OOC: Emily, it was hard to me to find time to RP this term, but it always a pleasure to join you and your class. Very creative plot! I hope you are enjoying your trip, Italy is amazing!