Keefer smacked his forehead with his palm. Of course! Fire seed... How could I have forgotten? He was turning out to be a pretty poor NEWT student. He was at the front, so he bent forward a bit and peered at the branches. Sure enough, there were the seeds. And sure enough, his face was starting to get rather warm. Not wanting his eyebrows to singe, he backed away.

Then it was question time again. Why can't I remember this...? he wondered. After all, he had to study this stuff for OWLs last year. Then again, he had an entire summer for it to leak out of his head, especially given that he spent the holiday cramming Quidditch into every empty reservoir of his brain. Think Keef... what would you use fire seeds for? His head was getting warm, and he felt like he was beating his brain against his skull to no avail. Man, I'm confused. Wait a minute...

He raised both hands eagerly. "Professor, could fire seeds be used in certain potions? Maybe they could be used to produce heat, like for the Pepperup Potion when steam comes out of your ears? Or perhaps in Befuddlement Draughts or similar, where the drinker can become hotheaded or reckless?" All of this was a guess, so he was fully expecting to get a solid "No" for an answer.