Serena slowly walked onto the grounds, advancing towards the creature hospital. It had been some time since she had been here. The last time had been when she had adopted Grace. It was time to give back a little.

She entered just in time to catch the end of Professor Dainsie’s statement about the stalls and fences. Perfect. She walked over to the equipment shed and removed a few items. Turning, she headed towards the fences, beginning at one end. First, she slipped on a pair of gloves and then began to inspect the fence, moving from top to bottom in a systematic manner. She was looking for any sort of break or other danger to the animals.

Next, she carefully ran her fingers down the length of the fence, checking for any sharp edges that weren’t readily visible. Finding one near the bottom of a portion of fence, she knelt down, carefully filing the sharp edge down. It would be quite unfortunate if one of the animals were nicked by a poorly maintained fence.

She continued in this manner, moving around the fences, until she reached the middle. There seemed to be a small break in the fence. It didn’t seem too bad, but it was large enough for one of the smaller animals to escape from. Withdrawing her wand, she intoned “Reparo.” Watching as the hole neatly mended itself, Serena continued along the length of the fence, completing minor repair work as needed.

Once this was completed, she ambled over towards the basins where the water was kept for the animals. They all looked a bit unclean, so she skipped over to retrieve a bucket of soapy water and clean rags.

She began to scrub down the basins, making certain that all of the grime had been thoroughly removed. Her arms and shoulders were beginning to ache slightly, but it felt good to work. Once the basin had been cleaned with soap and water, she carefully rinsed them out, allowing all of the soap to be washed away. Once more, she inspected the basin. Everything looked A-okay to her.

Glancing around at her fellow students, she decided to leave a few basins for them to clean. After all, she didn’t feel right by taking over everything. It was best to leave someone else a chance to possibly earn some points.

Blowing out a breath, Serena replaced the buckets in their proper places and cleaned her hands. “The fences have been repaired and some of the basins have been cleaned Professor.” She said with a smile.