Monster in the Greenhouse (Elaine)

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Herbology was by far the best class of the day. Not only did he get to study plants, but his dad taught the class. He didn't get any special treatment, but seriously, who else got to go to class with their dad! Maybe it wasn't cool to be so excited. He tried not to show it, but he smiled to his father as he walked in. Then he looked for familiar faces. He saw them, but they were mingled in with... seventh years? A frown graced his features for a moment until he remembered, they were studying a special type of plant today. He saw a small lump of grass in the corner. How Neville had trained this thorn elemental to be so docile in with so many people, he didn't know. But he did know that this was going to be an awesome lesson. Phil had seen a thorn elemental before, his dad had showed one to him a few weeks ago, back when he, his dad and Alice had met at the pond. He did think it was strange to be learning about them. Neville had said they were too advanced even for N.E.W.T. levels. Not that he was complaining! He loved the chance to get to know something new about any type of plant. 

Quickly he scanned the classroom. He had stopped to talk to Andy on the way over here and so was nearly late for class. This meant his customary seats were all taken. There looked to be only one group of students who were missing a person. And, just his luck, it was a bunch of seventh years. Class looked like it was about to start, so he hurried over and sat down next to a girl smiling quickly at her before turning his attention to the front of the classroom. 



Edit: Thanks to some great advise from Nick, I have changed the plant we will be learning about. Read about ithere. It is Neville's first post where he talks about it
@crystal2

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Herbology wasn't a bad class, persay. It was Neville Longbottom that was the issue. He was some sort of hero back in the day and most people still saw him as such. He was very good at magic, very good, which annoyed Elaine. Why couldn't the Headmaster be someone a little more... vulnerable? So, she kept her distance from him. That is, until her little team decided to use Nevilles son for their plan to take down Eilison.

It wasn't Elaines idea, not by a long shot. She told Alucard to just pick a random student--but really? The Longbottoms son? It just seemed plain stupid. Still, Elaine kind of got a tickle from the thought that Jayden was in so much pain and therefore caused his family to be in so much. The Longbottoms were pure, sure, but they sure had a lot of silly ideals and practices.

Speak of the devil, little Philip decided to sit next to her in their combined Herbology class. She was sitting in a small group and they had one open seat which the blonde boy took. Elaine didn't turn to look at him, didn't notice his smile, and didn't really care to.

She listened as the Professor explained the plant, and leaned forward intently. Fascinating, really and dangerous. She liked that. As he went on, she found herself becoming more and more enveloped in this plant... but how to tame it?

@philiplongbottom
(lol good luck haha)