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"Oh, er, you're welcome Alice." He turned to the plant, and tried to focus his attention away from Alice, which was much harder than he thought. Since when does she make me so nervous?

"Oh, I see. Alihosty. I vaguely remember Professor Sprout telling us to study those, as they usually pop up on the OWLs." he said, surprised at how easily this school-related conversation came.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Yeah, um, we don't need to study them for another few months, but it's...well, the sooner you get a handle on something, the better, right?" She pinched one of the broad leaves of the tall grey-green plant, bruising it gently to let a slightly intoxicating smell out. "It's an Arabic plant. It likes dry soil and warm conditions, and sandy soil. Erm, usually recreational use, but it features in a few potions, too. It can be recognised by the shape of the leaves. Look." She pulled a leaf off the stem, holding it up. "Big and evenly serrated, slightly fluffy."
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"Yeah, of course. I mean, it's best get a head start!" Frank smiled, taking a deep breath of the plant's aroma. "Ah yeah, okay. Recreational use?" He queried, peering down into the plant. "Like for its looks? Or its smell?" He studied the leaf Alice was holding, and made a note of the leaf shape and characteristics. Herbology made so much more sense when she was explaining it!
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Well, if you chew it..." She folded the leaf in her hand. "...the leaves make you hysterical in large quantities, depending on the person, but just a little bit leaves you elated."
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"Ahh, okay, so used for erm... okay." said Frank quietly, rolling up his sleeves. "Sounds good." He unrolled his sleeves. "Erm yeah... so anything else you think we should uhh, go over?" he asked, looking around the room full of plants. Most of them probably would be on the OWLs, but they wouldn't have nearly the time to go over them all. Especially at this rate.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"Um, I don't know...ah!" She went a bit pink again, trying to think how to phrase this in the least embarassing possible way. "Um, since it's the start of the year I don't know what to go over with you...erm, if you came here every week or something...like regular sessions or something...um, it might be..." Fumbling with the leaf, she ripped it up over and over again with trembling hands.
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"Oh okay. Yeah, that'd be good." Frank answered, both thrilled and anxious at the prospect. "I mean, if it's not too much of an imposition for you..." He added, realizing a moment too late that she might just be being polite. He looked at his shoes and laughed, though he wasn't entirely sure why.
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Peter Pettigrew, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Alice Lewis, Fabian Prewett, Camille Jacq, Andromeda Tonks
"O-of course it's not! I mean...I'll be here anyway, so...oh, um, Frank, do you know how to repot plants?" Dork. DORK. Try to make sense next time. Logical leaps in the conversation please.
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"Oh, well if you're sure Alice. Thank you. Yeah, I can repot plants. Well sort of... Erm, I mean, I do know it... just not well." Frank answered, looking up.
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"Oh. Um, you'll want to learn that. It's just...for this lunchtime, I kind of promised to repot the Fanged Geranium seedlings, and if you helped me..." She left it hanging, embarrassed. "Oh, um, if you don't mind getting a bit muddy!"
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