𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐒, harry potter ¹ ✓

017. fatal cries

"who here can tell me the properties of the mandrake root?" the teacher askes and of course hermiones hand shot up quick. roslyn admired the girls will to learn and just how clever she was in general.

hermiones answer was completely correct and ended up giving gryffindor 10 points.

"now as our mandrakes are still only seedlings, their cries won't kill you yet. but they could knock you out for several hours which is why I have given each of you earmuffs for auditory protection." professor sprout explained.

all the kids looked at them, the teacher yet again speaking "so could you please put them on, right away! quickly"

everyone put theirs on, roslyn making sure they were on properly.

"flaps tight down, and watch me closely." the professor said. everything was muffled but roslyn could still understand everything that the teacher was saying.

"you grasp you mandrake firmly. you pull it sharp out of the pot." as she said it, she pulled out the mandrake which let a god awful scream, roslyns hands going straight to her earmuffs and pressing on them.

"got it? and now you dunk it down into the other pot and pour a little sprinkling of soil to keep him warm." the professor said while demonstrating. just then neville fell to the floor, roslyn looking over at him "oh dear"

professor sprout sighed "longbottoms been neglecting his earmuffs."

seamus just shook his head "no ma'am, he's just fainted."

professor sprout seemed to shrug, fanning her hand "yes well, just leave him there."

roslyn couldn't help but snort at the teachers lack of care. professor sprout just waved her hand "right, on we go. plenty of pots to go around."

"grasp you mandrake, and pull it up" professor sprout ordered, everyone pulling their mandrakes up and the whole place was filled with loud cries.

"this is the worst possible sound I think I've ever heard." roslyn said, harry looking towards her and nodding "me too, and i live with the dursleys"

roslyn grinned before putting her mandrakes back into the other pot and covering it with soil.

»»——⍟——««

ron taped up his wand that he broke in the incident. he seemed absolutely gutted and annoyed. roslyn was sitting across from harry, laughing at ron.

"say it, I'm doomed." ron said, looking towards harry who nodded "you're doomed."

"hi harry!" a boy came up quickly, taking a picture of him from behind roslyn. she frowned, also caught of guard.

"I'm collin creamy. I'm in gryffindor too!" the boy said, excited to meet harry. roslyn looked away from the younger boy and towards harry with a teasing smirk. harry just shook his head at her.

"hi collin, nice to meet you." harry tried to act nice even though the boy just nearly blinded him with a camera flash.

"ron, is that your owl?" dean said at the ginger, an owl unsterdy flying down and landing upside down in a bowl of crisps.

roslyn snicked "nice owl ron"

"oh shut up" ron replied, picking up the letter the owl had in its mouth "bloody birds a menace."

ron looked at the envelope as the bird got up and flew away. ron seemed scared by the letter, well more than scared, terrified "oh no"

seamus then looked at everyone "look everyone! weasleys got himself a howler!"