Third Seed; [Action]

[nearlychosen]

[Good evening, Luceti. It's just past sunset, and neighbors around House 26 might have noticed Neville outdoors a bit later than usual, fussing with an overgrown potted ivy. A wave of a wand and a cheated mumbled incantation later, the plant has grown to twice its size. From there, it's a bit of a boring magic show while he works with ineffective spells, some of them providing mobility to the little vines; mostly, though, there's nothing. Fully engrossed in his work, he doesn't notice some of the vines loosely coiling around him until they begin contracting against his forearms. He yelps in surprise and sets to work stunning the wispy strands, which might have been easier if he'd work on mobilizing it before it was the size of a rather large cat.

Little help?]

Comments

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

Sort of. It's a little more challenging than I thought it would be... This ivy's not strong enough, but when I try strengthening it it stops coming out right. [Or he turns it to stone accidentally, but if Hermione didn't see that attempt he's not going to admit to it.]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

[Nope, you were lucky this month, Neville. She had other things to do.]

Hmm, do you think it needs a little more magic or a different strain of plant to interbreed with?