After reading the homework assignment earlier that day, Sini headed to the greenhouses ready to complete her assignment. She first walked over to the poison cell to retrieve her tube of crushed berry from the Cocculus, Indicus plant in class. Unsure of which temperature would be best to work on she considered her options for a moment. After studying her Greenhouse options, she settled to work in Greenhouse number 8 for the day, thinking that the warm temperature would change her results. Then heading towards Greenhouse 8, she opened the door and picked a table to work on.
She pulled her hair back, placed all her books down on the floor, cleared the area for working, and put her goggles and gloves on. After what happened earlier in class she was going to be very careful not to get any of the plant on her. She then took out her tube that held the crushed berry and seeds she plucked from her plant earlier that day while in class. She studied the berry for a moment, making sure to write down what it looked like now, before she began her assignment.
Then she poured the poison on a small batch of the red soil in front of her, and watched carefully to see what would happen to her small sample. She began to notice a change in the red soil; it was now changing into a deeper, darker shade of red. She jotted down the sudden change in soil color and continued to observe the soil. The soil appeared to be wet for some reason. Sini watched as the wetness of the deep red soil vanished, leaving a deep red marking in the soil. She also began to smell the strong fumes coming from the poison she had added to the soil, reminding her of her trip to the hospital wing earlier that day. Upon closer examination she realized that the seeds had left a black residue on the soil as well. She scribbled down the changes she had seen, making sure her notes were detailed enough to help her later.
She sat and watched her sample for about 15 more minutes, seeing no further change to the soil. Scooping up a small amount of her tested soil she placed it in the plastic bag she had labeled, Susan Sinister Snape, Gryffindor, first year. She then placed the sealed bag on the table and began to clean up after herself. Once she was done cleaning up she gathered her belongings and her plastic bag heading to the Poison Cell to store her tested soil. She placed the plastic bag where the other students had stored their own studies, surprised at how many students had already begun their homework.
Turning, she headed out of the room, hoping she could complete her written assignment for class in the common room. Sini was unsure of what her theories would be, but excited at the possibility of why the soil had changed color. |