Janelle and Mikey were busy bonding when Professor Draper told the class what they would be doing next. Brushing teeth? Janelle had not expected that. When she'd peeked in the supply bucket, she had missed those two things. She was a little unsure about this next task. How was Mikey going to feel about having his teeth brushed? How was she going to keep him still?

Stroking the crups head, she said, "Mikey, I'm going to need you to work with me here. I'm going to brush your teeth now." Of course he would have no idea what that meant. Janelle reached into the tub and got the toothbrush and toothpaste. Holding the toothbrush in her hand, she looked at Mikey. "Watch Mikey. This is how it works.". Then Janelle held the brush near her teeth and moved it up and down mimicking the tooth brushing motion. "Now I'll need to keep your mouth open. I'm going to make your teeth nice and clean." Whether Mikey understood her or not, Janelle did not know. The little crup looked at her while she spoke, as if he was listening to every word. He then gave Janelle a lick on the face. She couldn't help but giggle. She was loving this crup already.

Ok, it was the moment of truth. Janelle kept Mikey in her lap and told him, "Stay still now". She tried to move quickly, but efficiently. There was no telling how long she could keep her buddy in place. Taking out her wand, Janelle pointed it at the toothbrush and said, "Aguamenti". She let it just dampen the brush and then said, "Finite". Then she took a moment to pat Mikey, just to keep him happy. Opening the tube of toothpaste, Janelle squeezed out the required pea sized amount onto the toothbrush. Finally, she placed the cap back onto the tube. It had not escaped Janelle's notice, that Mikey seemed to be watching her every move. She didn't know whether that was good or bad, but she chose to go with good. Already determining that her crup was smart, she figured that he was just satisfying his curiosity.

"Ok Mikey, I need you to open up." Janelle opened her moth to demonstrate. Why did it seem like the crup was laughing at her? If crups could laugh, that is. Janelle knew better than to appear afraid of the task at hand. Surely Mikey would be able to sense her fear. So she faked confidence that she didn't really have and got to work. Carefully, she opened Mikey's mouth a little wider and held it just so. First she brushed along his gums. Then she placed the toothbrush on his back teeth and began to move it in a downward motion for the upper teeth and an upward motion for the lower teeth. Janelle made sure to get both the inside and outside surfaces. Then she addressed the rear teeth on the opposite side. Removing the toothbrush, Janelle directed her wand toward the toothpastey teeth and rinsed them with Aguamenti.

"You are being such a good boy", she said with relief. Janelle may have spoken too soon because when she aimed the brush at the next set of teeth, Mikey decided to lick the toothpaste off of it. "Mikey, the toothpaste is not for eating......you're not supposed to swallow it." Hopefully swallowing a little would not hurt him. Adding a pinch more toothpaste to the brush, Janelle began to quickly brush around the side teeth.......to the front teeth.......and back to the other side. She rinsed his mouth again and let him close it for a moment of rest. "Ok buddy, just a little bit more. Almost finished." Janelle opened Mikey's mouth once more and repeated the process on the inside of the remaining teeth. "Aguamenti", she said for the last time and made sure that his mouth was properly rinsed. Apparently Mikey was thirsty because he then tried to get a drink of water from Janelle's wand. After letting him get a sip, she ended the spell. "There. All clean. You were awesome Mikey." Janelle gave the crup a big hug and a head pat. She got another lick in return. Now what would they be doing next? A bath perhaps?