Truthfully, Gems knew what she'd been getting into, she rather thought Professor Skeeter did a good job at the NEWT level of preparing them for a wide variety of different plants, but it was entirely different when you were living it. Most people never thought of plants again after school, unless they went into potions or herbology or perhaps gardening, but for some people was just something that Gemma had found herself good at. "It was my fault, I was careless." Reckless, bold, impulsive, all things to characterize her, though she had simmered out as she'd matured.

"There are so many different species out there, it's sort of wild. So much of the world yet unexplored." Gem certainly had the itch to keep exploring. The adventure of travel and seeing, experiencing, different cultures and people was what excited her the most.

Gem furrowed her brows at his quick response to her desire to ship out again. "No, probably not until the end of summer," she assured him with a warm smile. "My sister is due to have her second child midsummer and I missed the arrival of my first nephew already. I want to stick around for this one." Kath married and happy was all Gem had ever wanted for her sister, as it was what she had wanted for herself. Missing all of these big family milestones was tough when she traveled, but Gem was not cut out for a domestic sort of life. "You're stuck with me for a little while yet, don't worry."