So, Vivian really didn't remove her bubblehead charm because that was insane and she did not want to get another sniff of the corpse flower. However, she did keep her attention on Professor Myers as he explained the procedures on... err... shaving the spadix and spathe. It made her wonder why on Earth they needed the nail clippings, though. It was going to happen in the actual potion-making process, she figured.

Getting up close and personal with the corpse flower did not bother Vivian. It was not like it had tentacles that could choke her and she didn't have to deal with the stench. All good here. Vivian scraped the spadix until her plastic cup was half full, and then the cup with scraped spathe 1/3 full.

So far, so good.

But she did notice a younger snake (Maxton) of hers look a bit lost. The Head Girl recognised him as the boy who brought food to the welcoming feast... before the feast happened. That was terms ago, though. "Hey," she waved a finger to catch his attention. "Scrape from the middle of the plant until your cup's half full, and then the frill until the cup's a third full." Nod nod... and then she slid two plastic cups towards him. "Go on." Vivian winked at him. She won't tell Myers that he sort of zoned out there.