17 Nov 2025, 02:21
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
As soon as Vale learned of Nibbles' existence, she decided it was the utmost necessity to have the plant for herself. She did not plan much for the future, such as explaining to her dorm why she has such a plant, let alone also explaining as to how she obtained such a plant for her own personal use. Nor the fact that she would not have moved too far from the scene of the crime with it. She'd have to hope the threat of being fed to the plant would keep people silent.
Now there she was, in the middle of the potions classroom, overlooking Nibbles in her Pygmy Puff slippers and black pajamas. She rubbed her hands together, her black, sharp nails eager to collect her hard earned trophy.
She looked to see the gloves next to the plant, and took to placing them on. Excellent, now her next task; avoid being caught.
She was well-behaved in school, honest. She completed her work on time, and her grades were highly satisfactory. But nothing was ever enough. Even as she acquired the very permission to even obtain restricted library material, she wanted more. The greed of an Ashwood can never be satiated.
With careful, slow moving hands, Vale worked to pick up the potted plant with her newly gloved ones. A quiet crackle escaped her. "Soon Nibbles, we'll be unstoppable. My enemies? All murdered, and you'll be the one to feed on their bodies." With that, Vale made a bold turn and moved to squeak away in her (ethically made?) Pygmy Puff slippers. All in their popular blue color edition.
Besides, what trouble would taking care of a small carnivorous plant be? She just hoped Familia, her pet spider, didn't get jealous of it.
Still, she'd better get an enchanted radio while at it. Is it possible for a plant to die of mere boredom?
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18 Nov 2025, 19:09
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
It hasn't been a long time for Lesmana to indirectly introduce Nibbles in the class by putting the plant at the front of his Office door. He thought it would be better for the plant to be familiar with more humans since Nibbles only knew Lesmana from the day he got the plant from the Herbology Professor, @Sarai Toussaint-Fleischer. It grew and ate a lot. Lesmana couldn't believe that taking care of a carnivorous plant would also be money draining.
That night, Lesmana was still up for his paperwork and still in his working robe. Really, the school never stop giving him paperwork. Every day was paperwork. He wondered when he could be free from it. But he should be grateful. Hogwarts still gave him a place to work and live. More than that, the school gave him protection. He didn't know what would happen if he didn't come back to the school. He wouldn't want to imagine it. It's above his power right now. His inattention was stopped by the movement of his pet spider on his head, Skippy. He sighed. "Yes, I will finish it quicker," he said, as if the spider actually told him to finish the work, while in fact, the movement could mean other things. Or nothing at all.
He got up from his seat once he finished the work. He didn't immediately go to his living space, but walked towards the classroom to check on Nibbles. "Let's check Nibbles for a bit before we go to sleep," he said to Skipp. The spider stayed on his head.
Once he opened the door, he saw something he didn't expect. A thief.
No, she didn't steal any ingredients, or books. It was neither the chair nor the lamp. But it was Nibbles that was stolen. "Stop right there!" Lesmana exclaimed. He moved quickly towards the thief. The spider on his head didn't stay still. It tried to jump to the thief's head but missed its aim, making the creature fall on one of the chairs instead.
He caught the culprit, a girl in black pyjamas and blue Pygmy Puff slippers. "Miss Ashwood?" Surprising. He could hardly believe the captain of the Slytherin Broom Racing team would take Nibbles without his permission. On her gloved hands, Nibbles was squirming, only just waking up from the chaos after digesting some chicken drumsticks.
"I expect an explanation of what you're doing right now."
@Vale Ashwood
18 Nov 2025, 20:03
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
Vale stared with unblinking eyes as none other than Professor Lesmana came through the door, catching her in the act. All in her blue Pygmy Puff slippers that were warm and cozy and very much worth the hard-earned money she spent on them.
Uh oh.
Maybe she should've just stolen ingredients from the storage room instead.
Instead of answering her professor's question, she slowly raised Nibbles above her head after noticing him slowly awaking, and began dancing; singing an off-key sounding song out loud in hopes that Nibbles still appreciated the 'music' to dance regardless with her.
Rule number one in the art of criminal activity: always plan to distract.
"Okay Professor Lesmana! Either you let me go or the plant dances its last tango!" She wasn't actually going to harm Nibbles. Even she grew excited watching him eat and dance during her class periods. But it was good bait, she hopes, in her attempt of escape. She went back to her poor singing, dancing with Nibbles in hand.
Rule number two in the art of criminal activity: make your victims beg not to be harmed, intimidate them with threats.
"Today! All of the wizarding world shall know I, Vale Ashwood, as a menace to society! Together, I and Nibbles, shall make our enemies know fear! For it is I who knows Nibbles' true potential!" Her blue slippers squeaked in rhythm to her movements.
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19 Nov 2025, 01:48
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
What is she doing?
That was in Lesmana's mind when he saw the girl start to sing. He wasn't one to judge her singing, but she also danced! The Professor palmed his face, hoping that the girl would just stop, express her regrets and go back to her dormitory. He would get his peaceful night, and the student would get a free pass from not getting a detention. Both parties would be happy. "Miss Ashwood, you should stop." The first warning came out of his mouth. It was still a gentle warning since the Professor always believed that a lenient approach would be better in education nowadays. Well, that was what he was thinking until the girl spoke another nonsense, which made him feel more disappointed in her.
"Miss Vale Ashwood!" He became sterner. His voice was calm but the tension could be heard. "Don't let me warn you for the third ti-"
He stopped. Nibbles, the carnivorous plant, seemed aggravated either from Lesmana's seethe, Vale's nonsense or the slippers' squeaks. Whatever it was, Nibbles looked disturbed. Its long trappers moved randomly, likely to look for the source of the disturbance. It went down and eventually attempted an attack. Which was, unfortunately for Vale, a successful one. To make matters worse, the plant trapped the arm of the Slytherin student.
So this was the price of her crime. Instant karma, just as people say
@Vale Ashwood
t!choose : like | bite
Bite:
Nibbles ACC: d20(17)+12=29
Vale EVA : d20(14)+10=24
Trap
Nibbles STR : d20(10)+10=20
Vale STR : d20(14)+5=19
20 Nov 2025, 00:43
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
Vale didn't even so much as scream, only looking at her arm, back at Professor Lesmana, before looking back at it again. Oh.
Then a scream came out.
Vale rushed around in a panic, still holding Nibbles up as best she could as it appeared to have latched onto her tightly.
She was uncaring as to where she was launching her body, just to get her latest enemy to remove itself from her arm. As it turns out, Nibbles might be getting harmed after all. She harshly attempted to flail her arm and send Nibbles off of her. Until eventually, she plopped down in exhaustion, giving up on her attempt to escape the plant's grip.
"...You're not gonna stop displaying Nibbles to the class, are you? Ow, ow, ow-!" Vale accepted defeat all the while she could feel the grip squeezing her arm; already having a feeling of there being dire consequences for her actions. And she knew her broom racing team would certainly not let her forget about it. Vale let out a sobbing pout. "I swear I'll clean out the storage room o-or the classroom for a whole month! Just keep Nibbles up, please. He's the most exciting part of my day! An inspiration to all murderers and arsonists alike! Ow! And I'd probably get bullied by the entire school if people find out why he's no longer out and about. Ow!" For the first time in the Ashwood family history, one felt some sort of remorse for their crime. The remorse likely only stemming from being caught.
Mentions | @Lesmana Asmaralaya
20 Nov 2025, 08:13
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
The Professor looked at the culprit and palmed his face once again. The scream. At night. If he counted all of the violations made by her that night, she would definitely get a severe detention. However, his anger subsided as he saw the suffering of the girl. His eyes followed every movement and effort she made to escape from the carnivorous plant.
While the student was trying to release herself from Nibbles's trap, he decided to go to the ingredients shelves. His fingers ran through every bottle and picked a container with a clear liquid in it. He didn't rush. Every move has been calculated. Once he turned his back, he saw that Vale had accepted her defeat on the floor. A perfect time, he thought. It was better to help someone who is already calm.
The tension had already dried up. Chuckle could come out of his throat. "No need to do all of those," Lesmana replied. He crouched and examined her arm carefully. "Hold the sting a bit. It's vinegar to release the trap. A safer option for you and Nibbles," He poured the liquid in his hand bit by bit until Nibbles released its trap. "Nibbles will always be in the class as long as I teach here. So don't worry," he responded. He kept his eye level the same as the student's. "You can play with Nibbles anytime. No need to steal it. I'm sure you already got your lesson. I won't give you any detention this time."
"Promise me you won't do it again," he said, waiting for her response. The spider jumped from one chair to another until it stayed on Lesmana's head. Nibbles didn't become calmer. In fact, it shook its trapper in any direction, perhaps from the sourness of the vinegar.
@Vale Ashwood
4 Dec 2025, 22:31
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
Vale mentally scoffed at the idea of promising to no longer commit heinous crimes. Luckily, it was not such. Only to not steal Nibbles. Does such a plant leave teeth marks? She'll figure it out when she returns miserably to her dorm empty-handed.
"I promise not to steal Nibbles any longer. He probably won't be growing big enough to feast on my enemies anyway..." She'll have to do further research. If it comes down to it, she could always just dig a large, endless pit of snakes to do the trick instead. Or use alligators, or crocodiles...maybe alligators. Turns out her pet spider Familia wasn't all too keen with doing any more work than just lazing around in her web above Vale's bed.
Vale would finally get up, stretching her arm out and giving the plant a dirty glare despite committing wrongdoing to it first. But such a grudge won't last long. Ashwoods did not keep grudges. They simply cause harm for the mere fun of the game. "How strange! From potions professor, to head of house then back to here! Adults' minds are peculiar, even my own long-distance cousin decided to leave his well paying job in Uagadou just recently. Imagine the destruction he could've caused! I suppose not everyone feels suited to becoming serial killers and axe murderers." A quick pat of cleaning her pajamas and a rise of her nose, "Good night, Professor Lesmana. I shall not forget this act of mercy. If you find yourself wanted for murder or even arson, I shall conduct a false alibi in your favor. Ado!" And with quick, squeaky limited edition slippers, Vale decided to stop digging her grave and hurried back to her dorm.
This may be the worst time to be wearing squeaky slippers. Surely no prefects were in the area at least?
Vale exited the thread.
Mentions | @Lesmana Asmaralaya
OOC: Sorry, got busy! Thanks for the thread, Zach!
OOC: Sorry, got busy! Thanks for the thread, Zach!
6 Dec 2025, 06:19
Vale, the Man-Eater Plant Thief
"I promise not to steal Nibbles any longer. He probably won't be growing big enough to feast on my enemies anyway..."
Perhaps. Lesmana held off his thought from being heard, hiding it behind his smile. What would happen if it came out? He imagined there would be a rumour that a Professor kept a dangerous plant inside the classroom. That would tarnish his reputation for sure. But teaching back at Hogwarts had already made him something in his reputation. He definitely could shrug it off since he need it to be here. Another probability was more attempts to steal Nibbles since there would be someone who had the same way of thought as Vale. She couldn't be the only one, he believed.
The Professor finally got up and took the vase after he heard the promise. Skippy stayed silent on Lesmana's head, like it knew that having a wrong move near the carnivorous plant would be a bad idea for itself.
Lesmana heard her opinion about adults having a "peculiar mind". He couldn't help it. She might be right; adults might have a strange way of thinking. A strange method for them to survive, which couldn't even be understood among the adults themselves. Again, he needed to make this decision. His beloved ones should survive. He must survive. Despite having this thought, Lesmana could only shrug it off. The girl didn't need to know it.
"Good night, Vale," he smiled softly. Vale, one of the students who has a brilliant mind in potions. Though her words sounded unserious, Lesmana wanted to keep them. No one knows if he would need her help, or any students', in the future.
The Professor locked the classroom. "Colloportus," he cast. The door was locked. Nibbles was put in the original position. The radio was turned on to emit a lullaby. The body finally rested on the Night's embrace
@Vale Ashwood
Left the thread. Thank you for the fun RP.