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He had had a difficult day, because the boy had study of ancient runes class and it went quite badly, especially having misinterpreted a couple of runes. That had left him in a mood of frustration. But there was something that would cheer him up...

Which would be going to the greenhouse with Howard where he could spend his free time there. That had happened when he and Howard had discovered they had a passion in common, when Hades had been working with plants and having shown an inclination for them. Perhaps in the end after spending so much time with the plants, it had been given the opportunity to find a possible partner with whom to share his hobby. According to what he had been told, Hades had demonstrated an unusual type of concentration when he was with the plants. With them, there was nothing about him and he could not sense the environment. Wishing it had been so in other situations.

At this time, Hades was in his bedroom, falling asleep with his head resting on the trunk. He wanted to check the contents to get some gloves, a tracksuit outfit... But he had been tired and had fallen asleep for about 15 minutes. As soon as he opened his eyes, it was all blurry for a few long seconds and he wasn’t able to get his brain to work. For a few minutes, he did not remember what to do, but when he remembered, he hurried to pick up what he needed and put them in a bag. He ran away as if something had frightened him, having attracted the attention of some housemates. But Hades completely ignored them and went straight to where he intended to go, which was the greenhouses. It took a couple of minutes to get there, having crossed through the passageways.

Once he arrived, Hades saw Howards waiting for him in the greenhouse where the 6th-year students had the class. He sighed and took his time to regain air “My apologies man, I have fallen asleep on top of the trunk.” the badger apologized in a hurried tone, and tilted his head “At least it’s only been five minutes late, right?” he asked with a smile. He felt a little bad about being late, but at least he was here now. You could see in Hades that he was not able to contain his excitement and looked at the other “Is this where you learn about some plants? Are they dangerous?” asked Hades, unable to contain his curiosity. He wondered what plants his friend had learned... Maybe Hades would find out today by spending time with him.

@Hades Schweighofer

Howard knelt into a squat as he waited for Hades. The claws of his long fingers prodded the ground as he dug up a little bit of earth. Perhaps there were some good worms or top soil he could use in his new garden or perhaps it was just an excuse to play with dirt. Some things you never grow out of. Unfortunately the ground was way too cold for much life, but soon enough Hades would come running.

"Now worries, dude. It happens." Howard himself was rarely on time, unless it was Quidditch. He was never late for that, but the rest of the activities at Hogwarts he could let slide. "Yeah, this is the sixth year greenhouse. Loads on dangerous plants in there. Professor McLoughlin has a Snargaluff in there that's pretty wicked." Unfortunately the two of them would not be able to interact with the plants McLoughlin kept for the sixth years, but maybe they could at least catch a glimpse. The way the plant could whip its thorny vines around was pretty cool.

Howard would turn and open the door to the greenhouse and allow Hades to follow him in. "Yeah, look there. You can see it." There was no way to approach it, but Hades might be able to see what looked like a simple stump on display. Yet if he looked closely perhaps he would see the vines shifting within. "Professor McLoughlin let me set up over here." Howard gestured to a cleared space in the corner of the greenhouse and lead the way there.

It wasn't much yet, just a newly placed bed and some pots for the solo plants. Howard had managed to get one to take root though. "Look here Hades!" His long index finger pointed to what looked like a slimy, black slug protruding out of the soil. Not yet mature, but one could see the beginnings of some yellow growths starting to form. "A Bubotuber! Should get a bit bigger and those yellow bits will swell. I hope to collect the pus from sacs and use it in a potion." The link between Herbology and Potions was something that Howard enjoyed. With a gentle prod the Bubotuber even squirmed a little.

"So, what do you think of the space? Needs a lot of work to get finished, but maybe a good start, yeah? Any ideas of what I should plant next? Or maybe you'd want to help me?" Howard was excited about his new project and the idea of a partner to help tend to the plants sounded like a great idea. If Hades was willing.

As soon as he arrived, he was worried that Howard was upset, but he really wasn’t. His friend didn’t care and it was something that Hades came to thank. He smiled “It’s true, it happens quite often. But I appreciate you not considering it like as big deal.” he replied using the soft voice. He listened intently to his friend talk about what the sixth years were doing, and his eyes opened visibly when he heard there was even a snargaluff. Wait, Hades heard right? You could see a glimpse of excitement in his eyes “I can’t wait to be a sixth year anymore.” said with a rough voice, unable to contain the illusion of being able to work with darker plants. As he had read the books, the plants were most interesting. Except for Devil’s snare, Hades knew their trangling tendencies.

Watching closely, he could see that Howard opened the door a little where the badger could observe the interior of the greenhouse, prying to see what was there. He noticed a movement but was not quite sure if he had seen it well or was an illusion. There! Hades saw the vines shifting inside “They are certainly quite different but I see why we consider it part of the appeal of working with dangerous plants.” he commented thoughtfully. He followed his friend to where he had been led. At least he had a chance to see in advance what Howard and his sixth-year classmates had been working on. He wondered what more surprises he would learn in future classes of his course. But he had to forget about those plants and focus on what he had come to do. Spend time with Howard.

He reached the corner of the greenhouse. Hades recognized the plant, but examined it first. The plant looked beautiful, just as he thought “A Bubotuber?” he asked with a visible smile on his face. If there was something he had wanted to do was to extract the pus from the plant, he remembered it quite similar when he exploited the face beads, something he found some familiarity with. Hearing that Howard intended to use pus to make the potion, he couldn’t help but have this question in mind “And what potion do you want to make?” he asked, with some curiosity, but unable to resist it. Man! There were so many potions that Hades wasn’t sure which one needed the pus to make it. Perhaps the badger should have paid more attention to the potions, just as he did to plants and creatures.

He bit his lower lip, thinking a little. What he liked very much were the crafts, apart from the plants and creatures “In my opinion, we could decorate it a little to compromise good vibes. And I would add a couple of flowers to give it more color. I myself would have put mint because it is also used with potions, but another good thing is that it smells great.” Hades rambled, his hand resting on his chin. No doubt the space was enough to do something. He looked at Howard “I would like to give you a hand if you wanted.” said smiling, feeling shy at the moment. As there weren’t many people counting on him lately. It could have been the attitude he had when he discovered that his name was not Ancel, and that many secrets had been kept from him.

@Hades Schweighöfer

"Yeah!" Howard's answer match the enthusiasm of Hades as they stood over his brand new Bubotuber. The temptation to keep prodding it was strong, but pushed that aside as his friend as of potions. "Not sure yet. I might just dilute it down for some acne remover." Hogwarts was full of teenagers and there was no shortage of pimples that these kids would eagerly want to remove. Not to mention it was much safer than trying to alter your appearance with a wand. "I could make a few coins off that I do believe." Howard's mind was becoming more and more business oriented the closer graduation grew near. "Though I may try my hand at a healing potion. I do hope to do this professionally one day, so I could use the practice." The prospect of mixing his passion for Herbology and Potions into a career was rather exciting for the young man. "What do you think about that? Howard was curious what Hades opinion on that was.

Soon enough the conversation would return back to the garden and Howard couldn't agree more with what his fellow Hufflepuff had to say. "Definitely! The space could use some pops of color and I do like your idea about planting things that are practical and add to the ambiance as well." Howard had thought about this before, but needed someone who had a better touch of design and decoration. Perhaps Hades was just the right person to partner with. "I was thinking about some Honking Daffodils just for fun. They have such a nice color and they're pretty hilarious too. What do you have in mind?"

Howard would await Hades answer while busying himself in a large canvas bag near the planters. "Alright! I want your opinion on what we should plant next. I got a couple of treats for us!" He rolled up his sleeves and put on some protective glove before reaching into the depths of the bag. "We could go with the Bouncing Bulb!" Howard held up a small purple bulb with a bit of a green stem growing out of the top. "We'd have to make sure to stake it down though." He stated the obvious, but he was just so excited to share his passion with another plant lover. "Or we can put this beauty down." With another reach into the bag, Howard would remove a small glass case and within it was seedling. However this was no mundane plant, this one emitted fire from its leaves. That's right! It was an infant Fire Seed Plant! "What do you think of that!"