DETENTION : Gernumbli gardensi : Open

07 February 1924
Friday: 8:00pm
Greenhouse #7: Vegetables


If there were ever a question, the answer was now clear. The herbology Professor was completely useless. Matilda told her about the gnomes. She showed her the gnomes. She showed her the destruction of the plants. Each and every time she waved her off and mumbled something about them being ”good luck.”

Her section of carrots and parsley did not agree. They were demolished.

It was Professor Blackwood, the wife, who finally asked what she was so angry about. After a ten minute rant about the gnomes and showing her the three bites on her fingers, professor Blackwood said she would help.

And not just help, she would bring reinforcements.

With no other alternatives, Matilda thanked her and said she would be at the Greenhouse to help when everything was set up. Crossing her fingers that they could save the vegetables before it was too late.

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Matilda stood outside Greenhouse #7 with her arms crossed and a scowl on her face. She had inspected the vegetables prior to everyone arriving and the celery was now munched on. Each and every stalk had small bites taken out of them. The radishes were plucked from the earth and the zucchini… ugh, she wouldn’t think about the zucchini. It was too traumatic,

”Professor, when you said you would bring help, I thought you meant your husband, or other adults. Not detention students. What if they make it worse?”

It honestly couldn’t be any worse.

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OOC: WELCOME TO DETENTION!! Come one come all! Feel free to make up why you are in detention. Please WAIT for Professor Blackwood to post, but then come on in. For the first post, describe what you did and your reaction to being marched down to the greenhouses. If you are a Prefect and want to join in, feel free!

No one could say that Matilda Nordstrom lacked passion. Perhaps she lacked it in other areas, but when it came to the plants on school grounds, that was the most important thing to her. It made sense really, with her strange ability she had manifested.

Perhaps de-gnoming would be better suited for professionals; afterall, those pests did like to bite. But Roisin had gathered a group of students who needed something productive to do on a Friday night to keep them out of trouble, so she thought this would be a good way to keep them busy.

”Professor, when you said you would bring help, I thought you meant your husband, or other adults. Not detention students. What if they make it worse?”

Rose looked back at the group of students that had reluctantly followed her to the greenhouse and turned back to Matilda with a smirk on her face. “They won’t. Trust me. They know if they make things worse, then the punishments will get worse.”

She turned to the students, Matilda at her side. “Alright, everyone… for those of you who have never had the pleasure of de-gnoming a garden before, you are in for a real treat.” She picked up the box of gloves Matilda had set outside and nodded for the nearest student to grab two. “You each need a pair of dragonhide gloves. The gnomes will bite if given the chance. They like to hide, so you will have to search. When you grab them, please do not put your hands anywhere near their faces. You should aim for the hems of their shirts or their ankles, if you’re able to get a grip.”

Rose then nodded off towards the Forbidden Forest. “Once you have a gnome in your hands, you will step towards the forest, spin, and release so they land inside the forest. They will get dizzy and be unable to find their way back.”

Blue eyes skimmed the faces of the students. “Again, I cannot express how important it is that you do this outside the greenhouse. We don’t want them bouncing around inside.”

Some giggling could be heard.

“If you get bitten, please come find me and I can help you. The bites are unpleasant but not dangerous if they are dealt with immediately.”

She clapped her hands once after setting the box of gloves down once every student had a pair.

“Alright, you may enter and begin. We will be here if you need us – and please, try not to antagonize them more than necessary.”