Well yes Professor, she was aware that the smell was coming from that huge flower BUT had he considered that the plant might have been carnivorous and had eaten one of their precious pets? What kind of flower wanted to smell THAT bad?!
“But.. why? Flowers smell pleasant so that they are attractive to bees and butterflies to be pollinated.” Maybe she’d have to ask Professor Phlour next Herbology lesson.
The open window wasn’t doing much to quell the rancid smell but Aurora didn’t like to be found slacking so instead of conducting a spell over herself which would’ve been so much easier, she clasped one hand over her mouth and nose and continued on with what she was doing.
“Herbifors” Came the muffled sound as she pointed her wand at the button to watch it slowly transform into a miniature sunflower. A rather wonky, missing half of its petals flower but she loved it nonetheless. She momentarily unclamped her hand from her nose to admire its odd beauty only to be quickly reminded why her hand was there in the first place as she visibly gagged.
Poor smelly flower had no chance to be pollinated.
With a couple of steps to the right away from Sage’s desk, as if the minimal distance was going to make any difference to the stink parameters, the blonde moved aside the buttons for now to try her next task.
“Orchideous” Her eyes squeezed shut as she pictured a bouquet of sunflowers in her mind. Nothing.
“Orchideous” she tried again. Still nothing. It was a little hard to concentrate when a sixth year was beside you producing flowers left, right and centre with seemingly no trouble at all. Perhaps she’d let her borrow one if she asked really nicely?
“ORCHIDEOUS!” she raised her voice, marginally and uncharacteristically frustrated. A bouquet appeared before her, once again not perfect but Aurora could see beauty in everything and that didn’t matter. Her frustrations immediately flew out that open window as she picked up the bouquet in her arms, floppy heads and all.
What was the next task? Oh yes.
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I found both spells quite difficult and my results were imperfect but it took me more attempts to do Orchideous so I guess that one is the most complicated. Although it is quite hard to concentrate when there’s a bad smell in the air. Maybe next time we could learn a spell that gets rid of odours.. or is that a Charms thing? Anyway, I conclude that conjuration is slightly harder than transformation.
She finished scribbling down in her notes and proceeded to tickle her nose with the quill as she observed the rest of the class’s bouquets in awe.