Anastasia breathed in, her nostrils flaring slightly at what she was about to do. She never, ever, ever, ever ever admitted to being wrong. Ever. Never. Got the point?

And yet she was going to let him out of his detention. He had tried to earn points and respect back, after all, which was rather impressive considering this very boy had offered her a 'piggy back ride' not too long before.

"Mr. Avalon, as much as I might dislike your tactics in watering the puffapods," she arched an eyebrow to let him know that she was still suspicious, "I'm going to have to cancel your detention. The other three will give me enough of a headache."

The redhead sighed melodramatically, as if she were truly disappointed to be missing out on giving yet another detention. Ha. "Now, get out of here before I change my mind."

"Really?" Tobi yipped like an over excited puppy. That tail he didn't have would be wagging so hard his whole butt would be going with it. It kinda was anyway.

"Oh, thank you Professor Bunbury, Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I won't give Kettleburn anymore baths! Promise!" Even though he most decidedly stinks.

Tobi resisted the urge to hug her and lick her face, (he didn't have a deathwish) and spun around, crashed into his desk and scooped up his bag.

He tore out of the greenhouse, kicking up dust behind him.

As left ear/eyeshot, one could faintly hear a desperate, jubilant cry of, "I'M FREEEEEEEEEEEE!"

After giving Nathaniel a disdainful look following the splatter of mud he left on the sleeve of her freshly-laundered robes, Mariel set about trying to finish her work. Looking around her, she let out a long sigh as she noticed that she was nearly the last one left in the classroom and she had barely started. The Ravenclaw girl did not work well in chaos. Truth be told, Mariel did not care much about what the Gryffindor boy, or his newly found partners-in-crime, did, especially their well-deserved loss of points and detention, as long as it did not disrupt her or her work. Which it most certainly did.

Rolling her eyes as she pointed the wand at the offending spot on her robes, she quickly tergeo-ed it and swept her eyes once more over the instructions. Okay, now where was she again? Oh, right, she hadn't gotten past step two. Wand still in hand, she quickly cast aguamenti to moisten the soil. Thankfully she had mastered that one in Transfiguration last year. No need for any further mess, she thought, looking around at the mud caked greenhouse.

Pushing those thoughts out of her mind, she got back to work. Thankfully this professor encouraged the use of gloves. The Ravenclaw girl dug a hole into the soil with her gloved fingers as she glanced up at the puffapods and estimated the size she would need. Once finished with step 3, she got up to retrieve a puffapod plant. As carefully as she could, the Ravenclaw curled her fingers around the base of the plant and gently tugged it upwards, shaking off the dirt from the roots in the process.

After she carried in back to her table, Mariel set it in the pot, and, realizing it needed a bit more room, dug a slightly bigger hole for it's new home. Scanning the instructions once more, she came to the massage roots part. That seemed slightly odd, but she figured that would help separate the roots most efficiently, so with a shrug did what the instructions asked.

The rest of the directions were simple enough. She retrieved a bit more fresh soil to fill in the gaps and patted it down gently in the pot. Then she added a bit more water via agumenti and stood back to admire her handiwork. Not bad, she thought, and not too difficult once the chaos died down.

Taking off her gloves, she copied down the homework and put her things back in her bag. As she got up to leave, Mariel noticed that the greenhouse was still in disarray thanks to all the mud-slinging. The Ravenclaw girl approached Professor Bunbury and said, "Professor? Would you like some help cleaning up this mess?"

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"Really?" Tobi yipped like an over excited puppy. That tail he didn't have would be wagging so hard his whole butt would be going with it. It kinda was anyway.

"Oh, thank you Professor Bunbury, Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I won't give Kettleburn anymore baths! Promise!" Even though he most decidedly stinks.

Tobi resisted the urge to hug her and lick her face, (he didn't have a deathwish) and spun around, crashed into his desk and scooped up his bag.

He tore out of the greenhouse, kicking up dust behind him.

As left ear/eyeshot, one could faintly hear a desperate, jubilant cry of, "I'M FREEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Perhaps this boy wasn't half-bad after all....no no, I'm NOT going to think of the children kindly. Hmmph.

"You are welcome." With just the tiniest, tinyest smile possible, she nodded once toward Tobi and then watched him take off out of the greenhouse like a dog escaping from his leash. Snort.

She shook her head and then turned to the polite Ravenclaw there.

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Taking off her gloves, she copied down the homework and put her things back in her bag. As she got up to leave, Mariel noticed that the greenhouse was still in disarray thanks to all the mud-slinging. The Ravenclaw girl approached Professor Bunbury and said, "Professor? Would you like some help cleaning up this mess?"

"Oh, thank you so much for the offer, dear," she answered her, a little surprised. "Yes, feel free to use tergeo or scourgify if you want..." Bunbury sighed and went to go put the unused dirt and pots away.

After the near drowning that occurred when Avalon drenched him with the Aguamenti, Copernicus had to scurry to finish repotting his plant. At least he hadn't lost points, although it was likely Professor Pink wouldn't have known he'd shocked the other boy even if she did see him touch Avalon's elbow.

He carefully placed his puffapod in the hole, checking and rechecking the consistency of the soil. Not too too wet, which meant Avalon's drenching had left only Cope a soggy mess. He gently massaged the roots out into the pot, careful not to break or snag them through any unnecessarily rough motions.

Once the roots were spread, he gently refilled the area around the base of the plant, checking to be sure he didn't pack the dirt in too tight. Covering the roots was one thing, but packing the poor thing in there so tightly it couldn't move or grow... that was just unkind. As was a shocking curse on an already socially challenged boy. Just saying.

He dampened the soil with another stream of water, although it certainly didn't need much. Finally, his flower was potted, and was looking quite smart in its little pink pot. He grinned absently as he took a moment to wring the water out of his sleeves and the tail of his robes.

Now, to make things right. If he could. Cope grabbed his bag and held it gingerly from his body as he approached the professor. "Professor Bunbury? Could I... have a moment?"

Mariel merely nodded to the professor and went back to her table to get started. It was one of the messiest as Nathaniel was apparently aiming for her at one point, and Professor Bunbury shouldn't have to do all the work. It was bad enough that her pretty pink boots got all muddied-up, and Mariel was more than happy to practice her cleaning charms.

Looking at the mud-caked table-top which was slowly drying, the Ravenclaw decided that both scourgify and tergeo were necessary. A few quick flicks of her wand and a couple commands of 'scourgify' and 'tergeo' made quick work of cleaning the table. Watching as scourgify brought up pretty pink soap bubbles and tergeo swept them all away along with the dirt, she honestly didn't know how Muggles handled much cleaning without magic.

The floor around her table was near the same state and didn't take much longer to clean. She did the same at the tables closest to hers as well as the floor, thankfully many of the tables only needed a swift 'tergeo' and nothing more to erase a few traces of mud.

Glancing around, the Ravenclaw girl was satisfied with the state she left the greenhouse, and stowed her wand in her pocket also thankful that the DADA assignment was over for her and did not feel the need to have it glued to her hand. Swinging her bag over her shoulder, Mariel called out to the professor who was putting things away, "Later, Professor," and sauntered out of class intent on finding Lasca as she had something to give her fellow Ravenclaw.

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Mariel merely nodded to the professor and went back to her table to get started. It was one of the messiest as Nathaniel was apparently aiming for her at one point, and Professor Bunbury shouldn't have to do all the work. It was bad enough that her pretty pink boots got all muddied-up, and Mariel was more than happy to practice her cleaning charms.

Looking at the mud-caked table-top which was slowly drying, the Ravenclaw decided that both scourgify and tergeo were necessary. A few quick flicks of her wand and a couple commands of 'scourgify' and 'tergeo' made quick work of cleaning the table. Watching as scourgify brought up pretty pink soap bubbles and tergeo swept them all away along with the dirt, she honestly didn't know how Muggles handled much cleaning without magic.

The floor around her table was near the same state and didn't take much longer to clean. She did the same at the tables closest to hers as well as the floor, thankfully many of the tables only needed a swift 'tergeo' and nothing more to erase a few traces of mud.

Glancing around, the Ravenclaw girl was satisfied with the state she left the greenhouse, and stowed her wand in her pocket also thankful that the DADA assignment was over for her and did not feel the need to have it glued to her hand. Swinging her bag over her shoulder, Mariel called out to the professor who was putting things away, "Later, Professor," and sauntered out of class intent on finding Lasca as she had something to give her fellow Ravenclaw.

Out of the corner of her eye, Anastasia watched Mariel working steadily - and doing a very impressive job - of cleaning the tables. "Five points to Ravenclaw dear, and thank you for the help," she called after the girl. Perhaps there was hope for the younger generation still....maaybe.

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After the near drowning that occurred when Avalon drenched him with the Aguamenti, Copernicus had to scurry to finish repotting his plant. At least he hadn't lost points, although it was likely Professor Pink wouldn't have known he'd shocked the other boy even if she did see him touch Avalon's elbow.

He carefully placed his puffapod in the hole, checking and rechecking the consistency of the soil. Not too too wet, which meant Avalon's drenching had left only Cope a soggy mess. He gently massaged the roots out into the pot, careful not to break or snag them through any unnecessarily rough motions.

Once the roots were spread, he gently refilled the area around the base of the plant, checking to be sure he didn't pack the dirt in too tight. Covering the roots was one thing, but packing the poor thing in there so tightly it couldn't move or grow... that was just unkind. As was a shocking curse on an already socially challenged boy. Just saying.

He dampened the soil with another stream of water, although it certainly didn't need much. Finally, his flower was potted, and was looking quite smart in its little pink pot. He grinned absently as he took a moment to wring the water out of his sleeves and the tail of his robes.

Now, to make things right. If he could. Cope grabbed his bag and held it gingerly from his body as he approached the professor. "Professor Bunbury? Could I... have a moment?"

Oh, Kettlehead Pernipants wanted a word? She wouldn't object to that, although the boy looked like he could use a hair dryer instead of a Twix moment. "Er, certainly," she nodded at the Ravenclaw. "Can I help you with something?"

Copernicus shuffled his feet for a moment before he leaned against her desk slightly with an earnest expression on his face. "I wanted to speak on behalf of Mr. Avalon. I know he sprayed me with a stream of water, and while that could have been very detrimental to the plants, he actually caused no harm to me or to my plant. In fact, he was careful to only hit me, which proves that he still holds the plants in this nursery in high regard."

He glanced at Mariel, who was a proper and helpful 'Claw. Would he ever live up to his house? "I accidentally ran into him earlier in class, and I think he believed I did it on purpose. I was hoping that might earn him some leniency."

Barry watched the class, classes were getting more interesting. But back to work, he put in mud and patted it in, and then agumentii he cast hoping this time there would be more water, and there was, he did manage to move his wand away from the plant and the water formed a little stream, he quickly put a stop to the spell "Accident" he muttered, checking if anybody had gotten their shoes soacked.

Joanne nodded after the teacher's consent, so she proceeded to the step number 3 of the professor's instructions...

...and dug a hole with her hands. This feels good. When she thought it was big enough to be the new home of a puffapod she stepped into the remaining steps.


She approached the place where all puffapod's where planted and picked a nice looking one. She carefully, feeling his roots, disconnect each and every one very gently and started singing a lullabye in a low murmur while she cared the plant carefully in her arms. Lullabyes worked for babies, so she was sure it would work with a sensitive plant too. She now shook it very gently over the tub and helped with the other hand to get the puffapod rid of all excess of dirt. She was back at her working table as the hole she had made was just perfect, so once she was sure all the roots were in and that the puffapod wasn't sinking she massaged the roots so they spread into the hole nicely. "goodbye my angel time to close your eyes... lalala.." she continued singing. She then, still holding the plant and kind of petting it, like she did with her cat, she started adding more soil. She patted the soil around the plant and made sure no roots were visible and Aguamenti'd the plant again until it was perfect. " Here you go little one, this should do it I think" she raised her eyes for the first time from the plant and saw that a mud battle had occurred. She laughed for a minute and looked around. Some student were really having trouble planting puffapods. They really turned out to be the most adorable plants...it's not that hard!

She copied her homework down in a piece of parchment collected her working gloves, quill and homework paper and left the room waving at the professor and smiling. This was a pleasant lesson, apart from the mud fight of course.

Ohhh, so this was who he'd been trying to hit. AHA! Bunbury knew it wasn't an accident. Teacher instincts.

"Well, Copernicus, I appreciate your honesty," she nodded at the boy. "However, you're a little late in being forthcoming. I already canceled his detention." She smiled just a little. "I do believe he holds the plants in some regard, for at least he attempted to participate in class even from his corner."

But that was that; the boy was let off of detention now. No more discussion needed. "Thank you again for clearing that up, Mr. Kettleburn. You have to be careful who you run into these days....some people will hex you without waiting for an explanation..."

She trailed off as the shiny badge on the front of one Claw's robes caught her eye.

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Barry watched the class, classes were getting more interesting. But back to work, he put in mud and patted it in, and then agumentii he cast hoping this time there would be more water, and there was, he did manage to move his wand away from the plant and the water formed a little stream, he quickly put a stop to the spell "Accident" he muttered, checking if anybody had gotten their shoes soacked.

"IMMOBULUS!" Bunbury shouted, flicking her wand at the boy as if she were proving her point to Copernicus. Well, the boy did have that DADA badge on....she was just doing her job and if it happened to be an educational experience, then good.

Barry was about to pack up, when the crazy woman (she did bizare things so this suited her much better then professer Bun-something) shot some spell at her, he was about to jump out of the way when he remembered the spell "Protago" he said in a panicky voice and the sheild came into affect only a second from not on time, he was none the less saved " Thank you?" he asked the professer not knowing he posed it as a question.

Anastasia snorted just once in laughter - he looked so shocked and surprised. AHA. "You're welcome." She winked at Barry and then went to go finish putting the puffapods away.

Abby gets up off the floor and examines her coat. It and her rear end was covered in mud. Well it is Herbology after all. You're suppose to get a little dirty when you pot plants. She walks up to the big tray of puffapods. Abby looks them over and finds the perfect one for her. She uses her fingers to loosens the dirt around the plant trying very hard to feel where the roots are. Abby then gently pulls the plant up. Then she notices this one has a pod on it. Great how am I going to get this plant to my table without dropping this pod on the floor and having blooming flowers everywhere? Abby hold the plant in her right hand and gently grabs the pod with her left hand. Then she walks as carefully as she can to the table. When she gets to her place, Abby puts the plant on a wet cloth. Since she wasn't sure exactly what size her plant's roots would be, Abby decided to wait until she had her plant to dig a hole. She measure the roots, and then marks off how big the hole should be. Abby digs a small hole and banks the dirt up until the hole is big and deep enough. She then massages the roots and seperates them with her fingers. When she's sure the roots are right, Abby places her plant's roots in the center of the hole making sure the pod rest on the lip of the pot. Abby then starts moving the dirt back on top of the roots. She then adds some extra dirt until the plant is securely in place. Abby pats the dirt down and checks to make sure the plant can stand on its own and doesn't need to be staked. When she sure everything is fine, she points her wand at the dirt and gently says "Aguamenti." Abby watches carefull to make sure the plant doesn't get too much water. She then watches as the excess water drains out of the pot and into the saucer. Abby the lifts up the pot and checks to make sure all the excess water has been drained out. She then empties out the saucer and replaces it under the pot. Abby cleans up her area. She puts her pot on the desinated shelf.

"But he still lost house points?" He looked very disappointed. "Thank you, professor. I appreciate you hearing me out." He turned and headed for the door.