Antelope walked into the garden with a smile on her face, she was the gardens president so this was her domain and she stroked across the top petals of a snapping hydrangea affectionately as they followed the professor. The plant lifted and snapped ineffectuallly at the air after the Hufflepuff prefect had passed almost like a dog wanting to play, or sink its teeth in to her fingers, it was hard to tell.
"Miss Gamp, good to see you, and congratulations on Head Girl, perhaps next year might be a golden year." she had hoped to see a Hufflepuff on top, as was to be expected, but Hesper was fine.
She listened to the instructions from Belladonna Woods and nodded along. Looking at the plants, many of which were very near death, some were beyond saving if she was honest.
"A few of these would better serve the garden being returned to it as compost unfortunately.""She gestured to a mimbeltonia that had clearly slimed its last student. [b)"But, for one of the fruiting plants. I will recommend one of my favourite spells to say. Bimbilus Bumble"[/b] she extended her arm and flicked her wand to cast. The gathered ladies would get a glimpse of the new scarring on her forearm, similar to that on the side of her neck.
A bumble bee flew in from nowhere, then another, then several more, gathering around her wand before flying out to seek flowers to pollinate. It was late in the year but they would find something to amuse them here in the greenhouse. "By stimulating the flowers, preferably between Beltane and
Lughnasadh, we encourage the roots to strive deeper and the fruit to thicken." So many right answers, but she was happy with hers.
Belladonna Woods Millie Potts Hesper Gamp
Her name is pronounced similarly to Penelope