Second Seed; [Action]

[nearlychosen]

[If anyone's traveling in the vicinity of House 26, they might take notice of the little garden that's steadily been popping up outside over the past few weeks. Even if it's just another garden at first glance, today one of the residents is kneeling outside in the dirt attempting to change that. In the midst of a patch of what looks like mundane dasies, the round-faced, slightly dirty Neville is settled, brow furrowed in concentration, as he prods at the flowers with his newly-found wand. He's mumbling fiercely under his breath, presumably to the flowers themselves. Feel free to interrupt, Luceti. He won't bite.]

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[hisdarkmark]

Considering you disturbed his training, I'd say it's my business.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

.... The patronus is yours?

[pinkribbons.livejournal.com]

Technical stuff's... not really my area. A friend of mine would be happy to geek out about it though--

[... but then she stops abruptly.] Well, maybe later. He's not around right now.

[hisdarkmark]

[A smirk. Oh good, a game we're good at. It's called 'Breaking Gryffindor-brains.'] Of course he is.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

You shouldn't be able to cast one.

[hisdarkmark]

And why not?

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

Because that's a spell used to defend against your lot. It's not supposed to be a way to spy on your enemies.

[hisdarkmark]

...Longbottom. Look at him. You don't honestly think he could be used as a spy, do you? [Considering Padfoot's sitting on the ground scratching his ear with his hindleg.]

[martelandmany.livejournal.com]

Charms? [Ah, that's a wand she spies. He must be a friend of that girl Hermione's, she explained everything when they met up not long ago.] I'm afraid not, but if you think magic would help, I've got a couple of things I might be able to try?

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[floralprophecy.livejournal.com]

... you use dragon dung as fertilizer?

I see. What kind of healing properties are you looking for, my child? I might just have something that would do the trick. [Anyone who's interested in botany is free to ramble at Lab~]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

[She smiles in return and then squats down to examine what he's got going on in this garden.]

So, what do you have already? [As she tries to identify a couple of things.]

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[asdfjkl; THAT IS THE CUTEST THING EVER.] I didn't say I thought you were any good at it.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[He frowns lightly at the shift in her demeanor.] Was it one of those kidnappings?

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[And he'll be pleased to take her on the grand tour.] Well-- none of it's really ready yet. All we could find here are Muggle plants, but I thought some of their genuses might be close to some of ours. [He gestures to the daisies immediately in front of him] I'm trying to work some healing charms into these, and maybe crossbreed them with something woodier, so in a couple of weeks we should have something close to dittany. In case someone else comes back a little messy. [And before he continues on, there's an obvious pause wherein his eyes probe her face for approval or help on his methodology.]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

[She nods, frowning, though the frown is a thoughtful one and he knows her well enough to see it.] That sounds like a good idea to work on. Maybe I can help with it, too. [She'd be glad to do something useful and you know Hermione: she overbooks herself all the time.] We might have a nice Herbology lesson out here. What do you know of Muggle plants?

[She's smiling. Even though she's lived in the wizarding world for the last six and a half years, she's still a walking Muggle encyclopedia as well.]

[pinkribbons.livejournal.com]

...Yeah.

[hisdarkmark]

[Draco's just going to give him that look. You know, the one that's just like "you can't be serious." Padfoot's far too adorable to really be Draco's Patronus.] And...why would I need to spy on you, exactly?

[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

[A smile emerges at that question.]

She tutors me, at school. She's been a huge help, there. I don't think I would have gotten as far without her.

[not-takatomon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we did. A lot of awful things happened, but we found Culumon and brought him home.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[There's a bit of extra warmth in his reply] I know the feeling. She's really quite patient when it comes to helping others.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

Then I do apologize. I've seen how people come back from them. I hope he's okay where he is.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[Padfoot was insanely adorable before Neville knew he was Malfoy's.] You're probably trying to keep watch over the house. I'm sure you're still keen on knowing where Harry is.

[hisdarkmark]

[And now that Neville knows whose he is, he's no longer adorable D:?] Hardly. Potter's the one who's so insistent on stalking me.

[nearlychosen.livejournal.com]

[Now he's SUSPICIOUSLY adorable.] Which is why you charmed him into wanting to shag you. Because he's the stalker.

[hisdarkmark]

[...it still counts. But this is Draco. This is Draco's brain breaking and him sputtering on air because what?] Wh-I didn't shag him!