Ned beamed and plucked the second novel off of the shelf. He laid it down flat in his arms, anticipating that it would serve as the foundation for a small tower of books; she seemed as though what she was looking for was more than a two-or-three-book ordeal. "Those are quite distinct disciplines," he acknowledged, re: Herbology and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Obviously, the shop stocked a much larger supply of practical guides for housewives in the former. Gardening was considered a ladylike pursuit; defense against dark magics was significantly less so. Presumably the average woman was expected to be surrounded by men who would do all the defending for her.
"Ornamental herbology, or practical?" he asked, though given her response about being inclined more towards practical magic he thought he could guess the answer. "There's a rather thorough volume we have on how to grow all variety of poison antidotes. Some of them can be quite challenging, from what I understand. I'm not much of a gardener, myself," he admitted. "But any practical skill book should include something challenging, I think."
"Ornamental herbology, or practical?" he asked, though given her response about being inclined more towards practical magic he thought he could guess the answer. "There's a rather thorough volume we have on how to grow all variety of poison antidotes. Some of them can be quite challenging, from what I understand. I'm not much of a gardener, myself," he admitted. "But any practical skill book should include something challenging, I think."
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