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As Isaac spoke again, Stella gave him an odd look. If she wasn't interpreting things wrong, it sounded like he was saying that he'd decided to let her do the brushing because it would keep her safer. While that didn't really bother her, it just wasn't exactly something she'd expected. Even if she still used Matt as her idea of what a Slytherin was like, and she knew he'd want her safe no matter what. That was an entirely different case, and she'd just met Isaac. She wasn't about to let him approach the plant without backup, though. He was right on another thing. The piranha plant definitely had sharp teeth.
She still wasn't entirely certain of the advisability of flossing before brushing, but in the same respect, Professor Bentley hadn't stopped them. Therefore, it must not be completely wrong, and as long as the plant's teeth got cleaned, she figured it didn't matter how it happened. Shifting the brush to one hand, she reached out gingerly and stroked the head of the plant as it looked like the Slytherin was preparing for reaching into its mouth with the floss. All she had to do was pretend she was petting her sister's dog, and hopefully it wouldn't bite anyone's hand off. She held her breath as he'd started flossing, though. She wouldn't be comfortable until they were finished, and she was half tempted to suggest she just follow right behind him. Brush the teeth he'd just flossed and then maybe they'd be done quicker.
Until the plant shuddered under her hand, and she jumped along with Isaac, nearly dropping the toothbrush on the ground. "Are you alright?," she asked the boy. He hadn't gotten bitten or anything, had he?, she thought. It didn't seem so, as he had reached forward again to continue flossing. It only made her more determined to finish this once and for all, though. No matter how teerified she was, she wasn't going to back down, and she reached over again to resume stroking the plant's head Stay calm, stay calm, she kept repeating silently. Not sure if she was talking to the plant or herself.
He noticed the odd look that she gave him at looked at her curiously "What?" he asked. Was it something he'd said? Thinking back to what he'd just said about her brushing with the handle keeping her safer then having the hands in the mouth near those teeth. He figured if it was something that he didn't want Amelia to do, he'd not want anyone else to do it. Didn't matter if it was another guy or a gal. He wasn't being a hero or anything, just hated seeing others get hurt if he could prevent it!
Breathing out slowly as he moved down the line on the teeth, every tiny movement the plant made caused him to jump but not as drastically. Though he kept his eyes on it. "Yep." he said in response to her question, but too concentrated to really answer any better. Those teeth were sharp enough to slice his hand or wrist if he didn't pay attention to what he was doing!
Finally breathing a sigh of relief when he reached the last one, he lifted out the floss, making a face at the bits of food all along the string. "Thet's disgusting!" he said as he pinched one end carrying it to the garbage.