Why did the professors insist on making them check on things DAILY for homework? It was cold, she was hungry, and it was a super long walk to the greenhouses. Did they think of that? No. It's always me, me, me. AJ had half a nerve to not even check on her mandrake just to prove a point. How would Truebridge even know? Unless the mandrake kicked the bucket or something, but even that couldn't be pinned on her. Natural causes, man. Orrrr maybe he got a little too big for his britches, and tried to hop pots. Not all of the mandrakes had a happy ending when they did that nonsense. Did they know?

Still, the point was that this was STUPID with a capital S. Okay. AJ had on her cranky pants today, but that was because she was hangry, and the last thing she wanted to do was come to the greenhouse AGAIN. Should of had a taco before coming. She was going to turn that frown upside down though, because she really loved her little mandrake, and Herbology was legit fun. And once she got something in her belly she would be a totally different person. How did mandrakes taste? Hmm..

No. That would be frowned upon. The lion might be able to get away with not taking care of her mandrake and easing its way into the plant after life, but she seriously doubted Truebridge wouldn't notice a chunk missing out of one of the plants. You know what... she always had a snack in a pocket or something. AJ rummaged around and her hand hit something hard. An oreo. Jackpot.

Nomnomnomnom.

Better. "Hiiiiii, mandrakes. What a beautiful day it is today." Multiple personalities? Perhaps. One thing was for certain and that was that she was in a much better mood. Finding the pot with her name on it, she walked over to it. Oh, she needed earmuffs, yeah? AJ grabbed her a pair, put them firmly on her ears and then walked back over to Pete. Is was a boy mandrake, okay? "Looks like you need some water." Her handy dandy wand was in her back pocket. "Aguamenti." Once he had his fill, she ended the spell with a quite finite.

Digging in her bag, she pulled out a sketch pad. It was time for her creative juices to flow. She stuck out her tongue and bit down on it as she eyed the mandrake. Scribble, doodle, and it was perfection. High five, self.

"You know what, Pete? I don't think you are getting enough sunlight." AJ picked the pot up and moved it to a better location. "There. I want you to be the biggest and bestest mandrake ever." Yeah, she said bestest. What of it?

With all the mad sketching she had just done, the last thing she wanted to do was write in her journal. AJ made some mental notes, and vowed to write an entry when she got back to her common room. She needed more food if anymore energy was going to be exerted.

"Catch ya on the flipside, Peter." HAHA. Did he like how she went all mom on him there?