"Thank you, Serena" Professor Phoenix said with a smile, "that is five points to Gryffindor House. These are not, as some of you assumed, simply leaves I collected in the autumn but plants that go by the name of Dransuls. Like Venomous Tentaculas or Devil's Snares, they seem to have a mind of their own and feed on smaller animals like mice, young rats or imprudent birds."
She opened one of the cages, reached inside and pulled out one of the Dransuls. It sat in her hand like a large football hidden by leaves; momentarily, it was still, but after a few seconds, it started to move, first shaking the leaves, then turning a little and trying to climb up Professor Phoenix' arm.
She laughed a little and pushed the Dransul back to the palm of her hand where it sat still again. "I was wondering," Professor Phoenix told the class, "if anybody could tell me what makes the Dransul so unusual for a plant?"
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