Xerxes strolled into the Hufflepuff Common Room, laughing and chatting animatedly with his classmates after a particularly difficult Arithmancy Class. The sight that met his eyes was chaotic and horrifying.
The weird plants from the Indoor Garden had finally overgrown enough to break out of that room and were now reeking havoc in the Common Room.
Xerxes had warned Nyle repeatedly about this very thing. He was skeptical (to the say the least) when Nyle had assured him that there was nothing to fear from these plants. In fact, when Xerxes had first come running to get him in alarm a few weeks ago, Nyle had dismissed his panic and had actually gone so far as to make him feel childish for running to get him so urgently. But now the manic plant had finally proven him right. Not that he felt any satisfaction at being correct, but nonetheless Xerxes couldn't help but feel validated and little exasperated.
However, now was NOT the time for these thoughts. More important work was at hand. He quickly whipped out his wand and began to help his classmates deal with the attacking vines.
"Diffindo!" he yelled, pointed the wand tip and a vine advancing on his new friend Apollo. Xerxes then aimed at another tendril that was sneaking its way toward an older student he had met on his first night at Hogwarts. "Incendio!" he cried, sending a fireball hurtling at the plant.
Xerxes stepped back quickly, avoiding one of the plants snaking vines that he shot at him. 'This wasn't working' he thought. 'We aren't really dealing with the true cause of all this. Just the symptoms.'
"EVERYONE!" Xerxes shouted at the room at large. "These plant things are growing out of the Indoor Garden. If we have any chance of stopping them, we need to head over in that direction. Let's go!" he yelled, leading the charge.
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Hufflepuff - Trained Ministry Hit Wizard
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