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badger_boy_93 · 06-03-2025, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Narrator

Something… leafy had changed.

Small and modest glimpses of green when first tucked there at the start of term had quickly grown into something much MUCH more over the months. Their stems were impossibly long for their age, curling up the panes like they had somewhere to be. Their leaves shimmered with an almost uncanny vibrance, as though they'd been basking not in the mild light of early winter, but something far stronger...

At first, it had seemed harmless enough. A stray leaf wrapping around a quill left too close to the glass. A missing spool of twine later found suspended from a looped stem. But soon came the snapped stems of other neighboring plants, the overturned vial of powdered peppermint root, the ink-stained leaves of an innocent herbology notebook that someone swore they'd closed. One vine had even curled around a bench leg in the night and dragged it away from its usual resting place, flipping it on its side in the process.

Whatever the cause—enchanted soil? Unseen moonlight?—the plants were no longer just decoration. They had presence. Personality, even.

But of course… it could all just be the usual magic of Hufflepuff House.

Couldn't it?

Xerxes had been walking down from his dormitory when he heard a crash. It sounded like a table being flipped over. He looked around, nothing seemed out of place. The noise had originated over there, by the Indoor Garden.

Xerxes walked over and opened the door, once he saw what was inside his mouth dropped. A plant had over-gown and taken over the whole room. It had wound its way through all the columns and archways. It had even snaked around the coffee table and dragged it toward the center, eventually causing it to flip over (thus the noise).

Xerxes had no idea what to do, but he DID know who would know. He turned right around and ran toward the Dormitories. "Nyle! Nyle?! Where are you Nyle? I really need your help." he screamed. "Something weird is happening in the Indoor Garden......"

06-03-2025, 03:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
badger_boy_93 Gnome Join Date: Apr 2025 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 316 Hogwarts RPG Name: Xerxes Cadwallader Hufflepuff Third Year	Quote: Originally Posted by The Narrator Something… leafy had changed. Small and modest glimpses of green when first tucked there at the start of term had quickly grown into something much MUCH more over the months. Their stems were impossibly long for their age, curling up the panes like they had somewhere to be. Their leaves shimmered with an almost uncanny vibrance, as though they'd been basking not in the mild light of early winter, but something far stronger... At first, it had seemed harmless enough. A stray leaf wrapping around a quill left too close to the glass. A missing spool of twine later found suspended from a looped stem. But soon came the snapped stems of other neighboring plants, the overturned vial of powdered peppermint root, the ink-stained leaves of an innocent herbology notebook that someone swore they'd closed. One vine had even curled around a bench leg in the night and dragged it away from its usual resting place, flipping it on its side in the process. Whatever the cause—enchanted soil? Unseen moonlight?—the plants were no longer just decoration. They had presence. Personality, even. But of course… it could all just be the usual magic of Hufflepuff House. Couldn't it? Xerxes had been walking down from his dormitory when he heard a crash. It sounded like a table being flipped over. He looked around, nothing seemed out of place. The noise had originated over there, by the Indoor Garden. Xerxes walked over and opened the door, once he saw what was inside his mouth dropped. A plant had over-gown and taken over the whole room. It had wound its way through all the columns and archways. It had even snaked around the coffee table and dragged it toward the center, eventually causing it to flip over (thus the noise). Xerxes had no idea what to do, but he DID know who would know. He turned right around and ran toward the Dormitories. "Nyle! Nyle?! Where are you Nyle? I really need your help." he screamed. "Something weird is happening in the Indoor Garden......" __________________ Hufflepuff - Trained Ministry Hit Wizard