“Together, my dears!”

Surely by now the students recognized that they needed to attack the plants using Incendio? And that working together was the best way to ensure the plant was gone for good? “As Mr. Cadwallader suggested! Attack the roots!”

Marion simply wanted this ordeal to be over. The toll this was taking on her, the ghostly professor would never wish this sort of thing on anyone. When this was all over, she would need some time alone to better think through an idea she had had during a recent spur of the moment. Only then would she decide if she needed to speak with dear old Wilbur. Not to mention that she would need to have a chat with Nyle. That Hufflepuff had excellent intentions but clearly he needed to vet plants in a more detailed manner before taking ownership of them.