Vesper had been diligently taking notes the whole lesson, not really looking up too much to survey others surrounding her. There was still a level of embarrassment stifling her from Halloween and all she wanted to do these days was get her grades improved and not have to directly speak to anyone. Embarrassment, you know...

When it was time for tea testing, she flipped to a clean page in her Herbology notebook and did some decorative things to it. She liked decorative things...like flowers and mini!suns. They were related to the subject, anyway...So, it couldn't hurt.

Once the teapot and cups were placed on her table, Ves eyed them for a long moment...struck by how beautiful they were. Where could she get a set like this? It was Christmas soon...and she hadn't yet told her parents what she'd wanted. This tea set would've been perfect because she was a fan of tea. Her mother loved it...and they always had tea time together.

What flavor would be first...?

Deciding to start left to right, she picked up the Hufflepuff box and opened it, smelling the leaves before doing anything with them. The way they did it at home was by adding the leaves first...and then covering them with the scolding hot water...letting it sit for several moments. She was currently doing that, too. Filling the bottom of the Hufflepuff cup with leaves, Ves carefully picked up the pot and doused them with water. Hooooot water. She could feel the steam rising off it.

Now to let that sit for a moment...