"I won't!" Cos he wanted to get cracking on brushing the teeth of a KILLER PLANT. Well. A geranium. With fangs.

Probably not so killer, but STILL COOL!

West flexed his gloves and grinnnned. The spray was good! Taking the spray bottle he STRUTTED down the aisles like the sheriff of some wild WEST town thissseregreenhousentbiggunuffforrrthebothhhhofffu ssssss.

"Does anyone want some spray to make their gloves softerrr and easier to mooooove?" He asked loouuuudly but didn't shout of the other students.

John chuckled, yes indeed he needed a cowboy hat. He would feel even cooler than he does now. "Dude I totally want a cowboy hat now! I'll look even cooler. I look like I'm from Texas" he joked as he said 'Texas' in a funny southern accent. His girlfriend was from Texas and he always tried imitating her light southern accent. "We should both wear cowboy hats and call ourselves, Los Cowboys." John teased as he laughed, just imagining how funny they would look.

He nodded and replied "Ready, as I'll ever be." he sighed as was ready to begin the assignment.

John then turned his attention to the plant. He first wanted to touch the teeth, however that probably wasn't the safest thing to do so he scanned the plant. "Cool" He chuckled as he eyed the plant. He grabbed the floss, wrapping it around his two index fingers. He tugged it and look at Kennedy with wide eyes and a grin on his face.

Ken, I think we should floss first!" he pointed out as he was ready to start cleaning and brushing, teeth. "Hold its mouth open" he said as he got near the plants mouth. He blessed himself, "I'm going in!..." John said with a very determined look on his face.

Yeah. Vickers was too busy with his own stuff. Maybe he was just too scared of the Flesh Eating Plants that he wasn't even talking to her? Meeehh, scaredy eagle cat!

And here goes the main event......tantarradaaaaaan!

O____________O They were going to brush the Fanged Geraniums teeth!

EWWWW.

She shrugged. At least NOT the piranha plants. Too bad for those older students. TOO BAD. Hmm..she wasn't feeling that nervous now. They have worked with Fanged Geranium before so it wasn't that hard seeing those hark-like teeth of theirs anymore.

She shuffled off to get herself the required implements and then started looking for a Geranium that she could work on, when she heard a boy shouting saying something in a VERY loud voice. She pivoted and went that way instead.

"Oh, hey. What have you got there?" the eaglette asked curiously.

Derrick looked around,Everyone else had found partners other then him.He frowned and said''Does anyone need a partner?''He asked hoping it was loud enough.He stood there lonely.Just like he had been his whole life.

It was in Dylan's nature to hover before making any final decisions...which was what he was currently doing. Eying all the work stations, he just couldn't decide where he wanted to settle.

Then he spotted her.



...Her with some other guy.

Smirking to himself, the Slytherin figured he could join them. Surely this guy!person wouldn't mind too much. Bee was probably boring him to death anyway, poor guy. Really, Dylan would be doing him a service...

Clinging to that which he thought was excellent logic, he made his way over. Once to the table, the Slytherin parked beside Bee. "Do you mind if I work with you two?" It was said polite enough. Perhaps this wouldn't ruffle her psychotic feathers too much...

In the next instant, the pretty Professor was speaking again...



Dylan eyed the thing she was patting...Gah, he wanted one! Perhaps he could magic one to his dorm...Oh, how entertaining that would be. Perhaps he could clear the rooms and have them all to himself?

Hmm...One plant wouldn't be able to do it, though...

He'd need more than one.

Yes, perhaps...three. Three should do the trick...

Blinking out of his thoughts, Bentley was saying something about pairs...Meh. Fourth Years and up. Several people had sprung into action, trying to secure partners...but the boy on the other side of Bee had not. Perhaps he was a underclassman? He looked far to old to be anything less than a Fifth Year.

Hmm...

Then Bee was gone...leaving the two boys alone...And the boy was wearing Ravenclaw robes. Hmm, SCORE for a smart partner who he wouldn't have to do all the work with! "Hello...What year would you happen to be in...?"

"I have stuff to make gloves softer so you can move your fingers easier since dragonhide is all stiff and everything." West explained, proudly hefting the spray bottle. "Its Distilled flobberworm mucus!" See he remembered things. "Which sounds gross but Professor Bentley said it was the best! Want some?"

He could show of his quickdraw skills!

Flobberworm Mucus?

"EWW..." the eaglette couldn't help but voice out. That substance was sticky and green and yes! Yes, yes, yes. GROSS. Nodding, she replied. "Yes. That is gross. But....if that could help make my gloves softer, then I'd give it a go." Because her dragonhide gloves were hard, and stiff and not too flexible.

"Errr..but can you put it on my gloves?" PLEASE LITTLE BOY?

She was going to clean a plants teeth? Herbology had really come to everything. Indy picked up the tooth brush and just stared at the fanged geranium. She would've thought that a plant that was able to eat flesh would've come up with a way of brushing their own teeth. But maybe it was just too give them more jobs too. Indy was really hoping that her plant was going to remain sedated though, because she didn't exactly want the plant to like eat the flesh off of her hand. That would not be good at all. But right now it was looking very sleepy. So that was good. She could get away with brushing the plants teeth and not like getting flesh eaten from her hand.

Hmmm. Stepping closer to the the plant Indy began to brush at the teeth gently, singing a little song as she went along. "Brusha Brusha Brusha. Get the new ipana. It's dandy for your teeeth. Brusha Brusha Brusha" la la laaaa. This was kind of....not really much fun at all.

"Its not ew, its smart, cos then you can react faster and do a better job at this whole thing, cos it'll be easier to move your fingers and do finicky things like the flossing. We're supposed to floss them you know." West said seriously.

"You bet I can!" That was the point! yessss!

"Hold out your hands!" He BOSSED the Ravenclaw and got into a cool rootin' tootin' shootin' stance, holding the spray bottle near his hip.

"Uhhh.....yeah, you're.." WEIRD. "..you're right. It does help a lot." Nod. Nod. Beezus was quite surprised at how the boy talked, explained and reasoned out to her. He sounded like her cousin, Dylan...bossy and a Mr. Know it All.

Though she didn't take it as a bad sign that the boy was like that. Being able to explain things at an early age was a sign of intelligence. So why was he not on Ravenclaw?

And because he was bossing her around, she held out her hands with the dragonhide gloves on them, "here.. palms up!" Now put that mucus and we can get to work. Yaaayyy! Fanged Geraniums, she missed those demons!

Out the corner of her eye Indy could kind of see her bestie talking to that little kid from the lake. The one that had gone about how the librarian fishing in the lake was bad. Indy stopped her brushing for a moment, and turned to look at them. What were they doing. Mm. Beezus seemed to be offering her hands out to the girl. Indy watched them for a few moments, before leaving her tooth brush on the bench, and wandering over to them.

"What you doinggg?" She inquired with a smile. It looked like he had some sort of spray bottle in his hand. Hmmm. Explain please.

Of course he was right! Yeah!

DRAW!

West wielded the spray bottle like an expert and carefully sprayed the girl's gloved hands just like how Professor Bentley had sprayed his.

"There! Now you'll be more awesome at all Herbology things." Because West said so.

"Making our dragonhide gloves more flexible!" West answered. "So we can do this awesome stuff easier. Cos see my gloves are new?" He waved one gloved hand at her. "So they're stiff. And Professor Bentley said this stuff is good to make them more flexy. And so I said I'd help and go spray people's gloves if they want some! You want some? Hold your hands out!"

Aurora nodded, "Sure," she'd seen this girl around somewhere... "I'm Aurora, by the way." What's your name..?

So, time for work. "I think we should get started... do you want to do the holding or the brushing?" she said, waving the toothbrush as the younger girl. She noticed the worried look, "Don't worry, they're sedated. Besides, they wont bite you unless you ask for it." she added with a cheeky grin. What? She loved flesh eating plants. She thought they were fascinating and beautiful! And undeniably cool!

Spike was in his element. So much so, he didn't understand quite why everyone else was worried about being bitten. It you treated the plant right, and showed it you were there to help, then it had no need to harm. Just because they had big pointy sharpy teeth, didn't mean they were a monster.

Siiiiigh.

Pulling on his dragon hide gloves, he wandered to one of the piranha plant workbenches. He was eager to start, but of course he needed a partner first. "Anyone wanna partner up?" he asked with a grin, stroking the flower of the plant gently. Awww, what an ickle cutie pie.

If anyone was scaredy, he was more than willing to do ALL the work. Fanged plant dentistry was FUN.

Well of course older years has to get the plant with teeth large enough to take his head out in one almighty chomp.

Vickers shifted towards the Piranha plant, eyes twitching as he regarded those teeth. Then he heard a voice beside him. Hey its Beezus, "If you mean excited by I cant wait to high-tail it to the opposite direction of that plant, then yeah." he murmured, wincing secretly at the young Eaglette. His eyes shifted towards the Fanged geraniums that the younger years were supposed to work on "Least you got the baby ones"





Then Beezus went to get her gloves fixed by the overly enthusiastic Slytherin kid he's been noticing earlier. Just as he turned his attention back to the plant another voice got his attention. "Oh... I'm a 6th year." he replied, then paused for a moment as the boy's accent started to hit home "My name is Vickers." he said offering his hand in introduction "Sure I'd welcome any help with this."

Louisa's jaw, gloves, and almost knees DROPPED OPEN. The professor kept talking after revealing WHAT kind of plants they were going to work on. Like... it was something casual and routine-y. The girl's eyes were widening more and more as she glared at the ground and the fact that piranha are their assignment today.

She. Was. Doomed.

When Bentley finished and was oh-so-proud of her class today. Louisa slipped on her dragonhide gloves and glanced around her for an available plant. Or maybe she should just fake sick and faint? Get out of here and...

NO.

Louisa stood a good TEN feet away from one of the plants.

She can't do this.

Dylan was smiling normally enough...but it broke into a full on grin when he caught the Americanize accent. FINALLY! Something familiar from home! AND he was a Sixth Year! His search for a partner began and ended here! Dylan reached out a hand, clasping his fellow Yankee's and shaking. "My name's Dylan..."

Of course, this Vickers fellow beat him to the punch and mentioned helping each other out. Moving over in the workstation, he went through the list of things the Professor had mentioned in his head. "So, did you want to divide the tasks equally? Perhaps one of us can brush, the other floss?"

EWW. Gross.

But why would she complain when what that boy said was true. She was rubbing her hands together. Haha. She'll be more awesome in herbology? Did that mean she was awesome already? Pffft... a little boy who already knew how to flatter girls. "Why, thank you...errr..what's your name again?" Because it was always good to know people who had helped you.

Oh. Haaaaaiiiiii Indy! The Greenhouse was so crowded that she didn't even see her best friend right away. Hmmm...maybe they can work side by side with that activity. It would be really great to brush the Geraniums teeth while giggling with Indy. Hah.

"There..he answered your query." Beezus nodded and smiled at the boy again. "So..you want to work together bestie?" No...they were not going to work in pairs. "I mean, we can brush off some Geranium fangs side by side." Because that's what awesome best friends do.

Well. Little Mister Firstie was certainly a bossy boots wasn't he. But he did have an idea. Flexible gloves would be easier to use. "Hmm....that is a good idea." This boy was clearly logical. He had seemed that day at the lake. Indy watched as he made Beezus's gloves all flexible. Ooh. That looked a little gross. But she was used to gross really. Heellllllllo. Her brother kept a spider in his hair for merlin's sake. Of course Indiana was going to be used to gross. "Err...go for it." She grinned, and held out her hands for him.

"Mmm....he had a good idea.." She mused with a smile as she turned her attention to her bestie. And hopefully she would have nice flexible gloves soon. Then she'd be able to brush and floss the plants teeth really in a funky way. "Err...suree!" Brushing teeth with her bestie would be pretty awesome. "I've got a plant over there..." She mused, pointing over to where she had come from. They could be brushy pals, and she'd teach Beezus her song! hehe.

This. Was. Bad.

Piranha plants?! Just the sheer fact that they were CALLED Piranha plants made Lewis want to leave the class right away screaming. This couldn't be anything good. It wasn't that he was necessarily scared of plants in general, he just wasn't very good at handling them so if this plant was as dangerous as the name suggested and he did something wrong thent...he really didn't want to go to the Hospital Wing that early into term.

If he just didn't look at the plants, maybe they would go away?

Putting on his dragonhide gloves VERY slowly so he wouldn't have to look at the plants, Lewis bit his lip and heaved a sigh once he was done with that. Okay, now there was just no way around it. He had to turn around and-

...

Yeah. They looked just as scary as their name suggested. And probably were too. Oh no. The only comfort was that they were supposed to work in pairs. So maybe if he just found a partner who would do the actual 'touching-the-plant' part he might be fine. Glancing around the room for somebody available, Lewis spotted the girl whose cat had licked his shoes on the train. That new Ravenclaw Prefect. Louisa. And she was staring at the plants.

In awe, hopefully.

Quickly walking over to her - she had seemed nice enough on the train - Lewis tried to swallow any hint of nervousness and poked her arm softly. "Louisa? Do you...do you still need a partner?" Yes? Please? And hopefully she was like an expert in Herbology too.

Daichi stared at the piranha plant. The Snake didn't care if the Professor said that they were harmless. And he didn't care if she petted the plant on the..ehm..head?

The thing was scary!

Well, maybe it wouldn't be as scary if the teeth weren't there but they were and the Slytherin shivered a little. But he also knew that he couldn't just sit and watch, he needed to help as well. He pulled on his dragon hide gloves and stepped to a boy who seemed to be around his age and smiled a bit nervously at him. "Hey, i'll be your partner~" he said as he pulled his gloves over his wrists and waited for the boy to answer.

"My name is West!" Yeah it was! "West Odessa. I'm gonna go spray more people's gloves now and then brush a Geranium's teeth." So. No more chattering. He BEAMED at her though and then turned to the orange girl.

BAMBAM! He sprayed her gloves, one squirt per hand and then beamed at her too. "Okay, you should do some work now."

Instead of focusing on him, obviously. West strutted off to see if anyone else needed some of this glove softening stuff for their dragonhide gloves.

Louisa jumped when someone touched her and spoke. VERY NEAR. Or well, nearer than she liked in this kind of place with scary plants scattered around them. Blinking and sighing in relief for the poker was actually a human being with a name close to hers Louisa nodded. "Y-yeah. I kind of.. do." She hazard another look at the plant. "Do you think this can chop off our fingers even if they're sedated?" Because Bentley said they were sedated. Louisa just couldn't grasp the idea of getting near such a thing even if they were dead.

"Not that we have a choice though.." she shot a sharp look in Bentley's direction before looking back at Lewis. "If I get an unwanted haircut, professor green here is getting a bald head too." And now he was Louisa's partner in crime whether he wanted it or not. Yes, she was serious. Her long wavy hair was very precious and Adam would most definitely prefer her with it this way rather than chopped off by a wild plant.

The Ravenclaw grabbed Lewis' arms and started pushing him toward the plant, half-hiding by his side. He was the boy. He should be chivalrous enough to take the first bite. "C'mon, let's do this," she whispered as she continued to push the boy ahead.

"Good to meet you Dylan" Vickers replied, curious now where the other boy was from. Given his accent the Ravenclaw thought he could be from one of the Mid-Western states. As they moved towards the workstations he nodded his head at Dylan's suggestion. ''Yeah, thats a good idea." But who does what? Vickers stared at the Piranha plant and pondered-- does he want to deal with those teeth with a string or the halitosis with the pole?

Both doesnt sound very appealing, but after being a little too close for comfort with the plants from last term, he'd like to keep his distance whichever way he can. "I'll brush its teeth." he said scrunching his face up a bit as he took the toothbrush.

He turned towards the sedated plant and approached it cautiously, holding the toothbrush out and poking the plant a bit. It swayed lazily, those long, dagger-like teeth peeking from within the drooly mouth. Good news is it wasnt biting off the toothbrush, bad news was.... that was one heck of a tartar buildup.

Spike patted the little piranha plant as he glanced round for a partner to appear. If none did, he'd more than happily do it all himself. This was an awesome first lesson back!

As the Slytherin appeared, Spike returned his smile warmly. "Great!" he welcomed, before holding out his gloved hand for introductions. "Spike Hutchinson," he said with an excited bounce of his curls. "Looking forward to working with you," he added, oblivious of the Snake's nerves.

"Aren't they just the cutest things?" he asked genuinely, gestering towards the piranha plant. "You want to brush first, or me?"