Professor Phoenix was working in greenhouse three as she heard her watch buzz. She stuffed the last Mindara bulb into a pot and put it away on a shelf. Going to wash her hands in the stone basin, she checked her watch. Half past eleven. She’d better get going. She sped up to her office after locking the greenhouse behind her and got the two Norandola plants she had shown her class last lesson. She covered them with a dark veil so the would not be in touch with the moon’s light until the class was fully assembled.
“Wingardium Leviosa!”
She let the plants float infront of her as she walked out of her office, locked the door and then set off for the Entrance Hall. There was nearly nobody around except a few ghosts and the caretaker. He growled at her. She supposed he was annoyed that some students were allowed to walk around after midnight and he was not to punish them for it. Or he might still be seeking revenge for some 'crimes' she had committed in her student life. She reached the front doors and stepped outside. The moon shone down on the grounds, lightening them up brightly. She stopped just before Hagrid’s Hut, softly putting down the plants that were still covered with the veil.
There were logs lying on the ground for the students to sit on as the grass was a bit damp. She checked her watch again and waited for the students to appear. |