As suspected, she was mostly wrong about the plant. Not a big deal. Professor Myers was always kind about how he let students know they were on the wrong track, and she was thankful for that. She did learn a lot from the other students answers though and was glad she had been taking notes as they spoke.

Then Professor Noble spoke. There was something about the man that always made her feel a bit sick to her stomach. Like she was in trouble for something, but she could never figure out what it was. She left her eyes glued to her notes for a few moments, trying to work up the nerve to toss out another answer. It took a good deal of bravery on her part to want to even try and answer a question that she was almost certain to get wrong. Especially when Professor Noble was the one she was answering.

Her slightly shaking hand went up in the air. “Sir, Professor Myers said there were berries on the plant. Would you be able to use those in a potion? Isn’t there a potion called Draught of Living Death that makes people sleep as if they were dead?” Her mouth clamped shut, realizing she was asking more questions instead of answering his. He had asked about the properties, not what potion. “I mean, since the plant only blooms every once in a while, and smells like death, it would stand to reason it could be used in a potion that would need to make the effects last a long time or appear dormant or dead.” Unsure of what she was saying, she once again clamped her mouth shut and stared at her parchment.