"Our common room is full of plants and I love to care for them." She offered in place of the equally true 'I will hardly have the opportunity to play in the soil once I've debuted.' No Herbology also meant she would never be a healer. It wasn't the profession she dreamed of for herself, but the option was enticing.

Hermia didn't catch her own laugh in time to appropriately smother the sound with her hands. "I think the headmaster would learn why Hufflepuffs are called badgers the instant the thought crossed his mind. It would be a most unsightly coup and I would prefer to avoid detention."

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