So this was how rapid growth trees worked. It was fairly impressive to see the seeds sprout and gain height so quickly. Avalon kept her yardstick in hand and positioned next to the seedlings as they grew toward the sky. She referred back to the blackboard to ensure her measurements were correct before filling up two liters of water - one for each hole. Once the trees reached six inches, she retrieved fertilizer from the cauldron and carefully placed one drop onto each plant. Okay, easy enough. She just had to 'rinse and repeat.' Avalon watched her yardstick with eagle eyes to ensure she was watering and fertilizing at just the right increments. Her tree was looking pretty healthy so far!

Once the tree reached six feet tall, she figured it was time to stop the growth. That height seemed fairly sufficient: big enough to make a statement but short enough that she could still decorate it with the help of a step stool. She filled up her dropper with the strange red liquid and watched as it dissolved into the trees. Sure enough, they stopped growing.

Now for the fun part! Avalon decided to decorate one in generic Christmas colors to send to St. Mungo's, and one in her house colors to donate to Hogwarts. Quietly humming some holiday tunes, she got to work on decorating. Preparing for the holidays was one of her favorite activities. She loved making decorations with her mum and turning their home into a winter wonderland this time of year.

Before she knew it, Professor Sutton was winding down the lesson. Avalon placed a few finishing touches onto her trees and stepped back to admire her work. They did look pretty nice, if she said so herself. She placed a green tag on the red-and-green tree for St. Mungo's and a red tag on the Ravenclaw-inspired tree for Hogwarts. Packing up her belongings, she gave her teacher a smile. "Bye, Professor Sutton! Today's lesson was a lot of fun." And it was fun indeed! Avalon never would have thought that she would actually enjoy a herbology lesson. But with the absence of evil plants and the addition of Christmas decorations, this class period was definitely one for the books.