Potion Store Cupboard
 

A locked door is situated between the doors to the Potion Master's office and the potions classroom. On the few occassions students have been passing by whilst the Potions Master has the door open, they glimpse a cupboard with a tall ceiling, lined on all four walls, top to bottom with shelves containing all sorts of bottles, boxes, and vials. Some are clean, others are dusty, while still others are so covered in dirt and cobwebs that one begins to wonder whether the contents are even still viable. There is a ladder on a track which is used to access the items on the higher shelves. It is certainly a place one would not wish to get caught.

Tabby shook his head. "I'm really bad at charms," he told her, smiling apologetically. "If I tried to open it, we wouldn't have any hair left."

Jenni chuckled softly, "I see. Good job I tagged along then. I was tutored at a young age, and my father insisted that I be taught how to break free from any situation. And also he wanted me to be a 'thief' we'll say." She pulled out her wand and muttered a string of words, inaudible to anyone. She felt the magic leave the door. "There. It is open now."

Tabby was impressed by Jenni's magic and it showed on his face. "Teach me that some time," he told her as he opened the door.

Inside the store room it was rather dark. You could see where the walls and bottles were but not what they were. "Lumos," Tabby whispered. He shone his wand light over some bottles before turning around to Jenni, "As far as I remember, Lovage, Scurvy-grass and Sneezewort are all plants and leaves."

Jenni smiled and followed him in, "Of course I will." She turned on the light by the door. The whole room lit up. Jenni looked up in awe. "So where are our plants going to be then?" She remembered they were meant to be hiding, so she closed the door.

Tabby put out his light when Jenni turned the main one one. He felt like an idiot. He walked over to one of the walls and looked up. "Not a clue," he answered. "Look for green stuff."

He heard the door click closed and he spun around. "What about our air?" he asked, trying not to panic at the enclosed space.

Jenni looked at him "There is plenty of air. Would you like me to open the door again?" She didn't want to stress him out. She saw his reaction to being locked in a room last time. 'He must be claustrophobic,' she thought. She opened the door slightly, before scanning the shelves.

"Do you think Branxton alphabetised them?"

Tabby relaxed and smiled at Jenni when she opened the door a little bit. "They could be," he replied, staring at he shelves. They seemed to be going in some sort of order. He climbed a few steps up one of the ladders and spotted something. "Lovage coming down!" he called to Jenni as he took it off the shelf and let go, hoping that she would catch it.

Jenni quickly ran underneath where he was. Time to put her quidditch skills to use. She looked up and caught the glass with ease, "Lovage caught. What's next?"

"Erm...." Tabby thought outloud. "Where are the S's?" He jumped off of the ladder and looked around at the shelves.

Jenni looked, "S's are..." she looked up a bit. "Here," she pointed at the shelf just out of her reach. Tabby must be able to reach it.

Tabby grabbed hold of the ladder and swung it around so it was next to where Jenni had indicated. He climbed up the ladder and looked at all of the different ingredients. He finally found a form of plant that looked like cress, but without the heads. He attempted to read the writing but found that it was too small. He slid down the ladder - action hero style - and took it over to Jenni. "What does that say?" he asked her, pointing at the very small label.

Jenni laughed at his amazing action stunt. "Nice going there." She took hold of the vial and looked at the label. She could barely read the writing, so she pulled out her glasses. She casually slid them onto her nose and looked back at the label. "It says...scurvy-grass. I think."

Tabby did a little bow as Jenni congratulated his stunt before scurrying back up the ladder. "Ok, Sneezewort it is then!" he yelled down to her, almost becoming hyperactive at their daring.

Tabby had gotton hold of the last ingredient when the door swung open and a horrid noise accompanied it. "AGGGHHH!" He screamed, letting go of everything in shock. He fell to the floor, spread eagled on his back, and the jar of Sneezewort smashed next to him. He scrambled to his feet and stood there, not knowing what to say. All he could think was 'Now I know why mum wants me to have spare underwear.'

Jenni turned around in shock. She nearly lost all bladder control. "I...I...I..." she couldn't speak. She didn't even know this woman.

Jenni smiled at Tabby. He was amusing. When he dropped the sneezewort, she ran to catch it but was to late.

Tabby looked panicked, glancing at the broken jar, to Jenni and then to the Professor. "I... ummm... errr.... we.... uuurrrm... wern't... poison... ummmm..." he realised he wasn't making sense and shut up, looking between the jar and the Professor and then keeping his gaze on his shoes.

A few uncomfortable moments went by when something hit him. He temporarily forgot about the Professor as he clicked his fingers and said excitedly to Jenni, "Yoda!"

Jenni laughed, "Yoda? Who's Yoda? Or what is Yoda?" She knew it wasn't the right situation but she had to laugh at his timing.
This teacher was slightly scary, so she kept looking at the shelves behind her.