The girl who lived with secrets

4. Herbology and horrible teacher

Professor Sprout walks in the room

Professor Sprout - Morning, everyone! Good morning, everyone!

Class - Good morning, Professor Sprout! (They all replied as she tapped the stand to get our attention. Harry was standing next to Ron was on Harrys other side was Hermione and Malfoy was standing across from her)

Professor Sprout - Welcome to Greenhouse Three, Second Years. Now, gather around, everyone. Today, we are going to repot Mandrakes now Who here can tell me the properties of the Mandrake root? (Hermione raises her hand.) Yes, Miss Granger.

Hermione - Mandrake, or Mandragora, is used to return those who have been Petrified to their original state. It's also quite dangerous. The Mandrake's cry is fatal to anyone who hears it

Professor Sprout - Excellent! Ten points to Gryffindor! Now, as our Mandrakes are still only seedlings their cries won't kill you yet. But they could knock you out for several hours, which is why I have given each of you a pair of earmuffs for auditory protection. (The class puts on their ear muffs.) So, could you please put them on, right away? Quickly! Flaps tight down, and watch me closely. You grasp your Mandrake firmly, you pull it sharply up out of the pot (Ron frowned as he got a bright pink fluffy pair. When we were ready, Professor grasped one of the tufty plants before her and pulled. The class gasped. The Mandrake cried.)

Everyone winces, some covering their ears at the high-pitched squeal cry.

(Instead of roots, a small, muddy, extremely ugly baby pops out of the earth, leaves growing right out of its head. Neville's eyes rolled back and he fainted. Professor Sprout plunges the bawling creature deep into a pot, removes her earmuffs, and the others, save Neville, who lies stretched, followed suit.)

Professor Sprout - Hm. Looks as though Mr. Longbottom neglected his muffs ("Uhh..."Neville mumbled.)

Seamus - No, ma'am, he's just fainted

Professor Sprout - Yes, well, just leave him there. Right! (the class was getting ready to pulled out there mandrakes.) On we go! Plenty of pots to go around. Grasp your Mandrake, and pull it up! (As the class pulled out there mandrakes cries of the Mandrakes echoes through the greenhouse. Draco held a face of disgust as he looked at it.)

(The Great Hall is filled with children eating and studying, Ron using Spell-o-tape to try and fix his wand?)

"You should have owled us for a new one Ronald." Molly scolded Ron. He responds" know..but it's a good thing I didn't." As violet nods, "Yup, it ended up saving us." Everyone looks at them confused, wondering how the broken wand could have possibly saved them.

Ron - Huhh... Say it, I'm doomed (placed his head in his hands)

Harry - You're doomed (Flash! A light blinded me. Harry blinked and found a small boy standing in front of her with a camera.)

Kid - Hi, Harry! I'm Colin Creevy! I'm in Gryffindor, too!

Harry - Oh- Hi, Colin Nice to meet—

Colin - They're for my dad, the pictures. He's a milkman, you know, a Muggle, like all our family's been until me. No one knew all the odd stuff I could do was magic till we got my letter from Hogwarts. Everyone just thought I was mental