Mattio stared at his Chinese Rhubarb. He was never much of a gardener in the muggle world, so why would he be at handling magical plants, which are bound to be harder. Well, it was worth a try, and he figured that only 3 different variables he could add would not make a very complex experiment. He first covered the roots of the plant in plenty of soil, but the plant looked a little droopy, so he decided to add light to it. "Lumos" he spoke, but being a first year he had not practiced the spell much and his wand shot out much more light than was needed, and his plant started to shrivel up.