Corrupted Beauty

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Flower of the Week #32 (by flora-file)

Amaryllis belladonna

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Cluster Amaryllis - Hidaka, Saitama, Japan

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Poisonous Winter Plant Amaryllis…

Amaryllis or Jersey Lily’s are a small genus of flowering bulbs. They are a common houseplant from the Hippeastrum species that are widely sold in the winter months because of their ability to bloom wonderfully indoors. Amaryllis is distantly related to the common lily, Lilium and is part of the Amaryllidacae family.

The indoor winter bloomers are used by some as a festive decoration because of the red tones in their statement flower.

The bulb of a Amaryllis contains the poisonous component, Lycorine. Symptoms of ingestion include heavy drooling, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. Extreme symptoms are depression and anorexia.

Instant Glam Spells // Mimi+Taichi [Hogwarts AU]

"Mimi you’re the best." Taichi smiled. Originally when he set foot here he figured that this place would be tiresome and dull, "You know what? Maybe this school won’t be all that bad anymore!"

-A Few Weeks Later-

"Mimi! This school isn’t only bad, but it is the single worst place in the entire globe of all that is magic and good!" Taichi shouted out, head in his hands as he continually tugged on his bangs till they just about pulled out of his skull.

"There are creepy cat killing ghosts. A guy that seriously needs to be locked up with something far worse than dementors. The champion for Hogwarts, is a really good competitor but he’s boring as all hell. AND Takeru still hates me!”

Was he a good guy? Yes he was. But when alone with Mimi he was going to complain about every single tiny thing he could think of. He hated this school and wanted to go back home to the Academy as soon as he could.

"Why did I think this was going to be a good idea! Seriously! Do they just let anyone attend this school! Everyone here is insane!"

#instant glam spells #taichitheaudacious #BOOM YOU HAVE ANOTHER REPLY #I can't even let you have an hour XD

Mimi looked up from the book that was on her lap, halting the movements of her wand that she was trying to get right. She rolled her eyes and sighed. "First off, stop that you'll rip your hair out and have ugly bald spots and I just figured out that nice spell that makes it all soft so knock it off."

She pushed her book aside and crossed her legs. "You need to calm down, it's not so bad. There are a lot of fun people to look at here." She tilted her head, regarding him curiously. "You thought this was a good idea because you get money and fame from this tournament if you win it."

Mimi sat up a bit straighter. "Mr. Boring Competitor might not be as boring as you think. Rumour has it his girlfriend flipped at him for entering the tournament. Broke his nose and everything. Apparently he's the head boy, you know what that means?" She leaned forward again. "He's one of the two people in charge of your sister and blondie as prefects. So one of them might be able to give you more on him. As for Mr. Goldielocks...I don't think he hates you. Not from what I've heard and seen." She smiled at him smugly. "And I've heard a lot."

Instant Glam Spells // Mimi+Taichi [Hogwarts AU]

"What, I’m an obnoxious asshole? Playboy?"

Taichi didn’t physically move, he changed his expression with shifted eyebrows and pursed lips, “Well I mean, it’s not false or anything. But it can be said in nicer ways!” Taichi nodded to himself, “I prefer being called, headstrong and flirty and such. Nicer adjectives.”

If there was one thing Taichi was bad at. It was getting people to use positive adjectives.

"You’d like Hikari. You guys are gonna have fun knocking back embarrassing stories about me and then what to do to make guys go crazy," Taichi ran a hand through his hair. Dragging it over his face, "Mimi if you do this for me, I’m going to buy you the world."

#instant glam spells #taichitheaudacious

Mimi's laughter bubbled around them. "Yes, yes, I'll correct anyone I hear and make sure they know you're headstrong and flirty, not an arrogant jackass who gets what he wants and then moves on to the next shiny toy."

"Oh good, I was hoping your sister would be up for those kind of things." It wasn't that Mimi was a terrible friend, she just enjoyed teasing people. In fact, the more she tended to good-naturedly tease somewhere (meaning she didn't go passed any moral boundaries or extreme comfort zones someone established), the more she liked them. Taichi was a prime example of that.

The teasing smile slipped off her face, changing into a soft expression that was so rare on her. "Huh, you really like this guy, don't you? I won't say it's not strange, since you don't know him, but it's..." She tilted her head and regarded him closely before laughing slightly and shaking her head. "How about that. Yeah, I'll see what I can dig up. Lets just hope that whatever rep you get once you become champion doesn't hurt you." She shrugged. "These competitions were made to strengthen the bonds between schools but it makes it worse I think. Poor Hikari's going to be in a tough spot, because you're going to be the enemy to a lot of the Hogwarts and Durmstrang kids."

She leaned back a bit. "Lets just hope whoever the Hogwarts champion is doesn't have any sway over either of them."

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Poisonous Winter Plant Amaryllis…

The indoor winter bloomers are used by some as a festive decoration because of the red tones in their statement flower.

flora-file

Flower of the Week #32 (by flora-file)

Amaryllis belladonna

Instant Glam Spells // Mimi+Taichi [Hogwarts AU]

Taichi sat back up cause Mimi was right. Taichi may be feeling not like himself but he shouldn’t let his uniform suffer just because of that. He sat up straight. Rigid. But Straight. His fingers tapping along the table top as he couldn’t help the building restlessness in the pit of his stomach.

"Yeah he’s young. He’s same age as my sister. In fact he’s her best friend. His name is Takeru and the first time I tried to talk to him…it went bad I think." Taichi stopped tapping for a second as he thought back.

But Mimi offering her help. Like he wouldn’t take it.

"Yes!" Taichi curled up his fingers into a fist, "I have no idea what he is into! He ran out of me Mimi! Like petty excuse good by forever scurry away from me! I don’t know what or how that happened!"

Taichi was careful not to shout too but it didn’t stop him from running a hand through his hair, “Worst part is. I kind of liked it when he did too.” Taichi puffered out, “I don’t know where to even start with that guy.”

#instant glam spells #taichitheaudacious

Mimi laughed, airy and bubbly, at Taichi’s words. She shook her head with amusement and said, “Of course it went wrong. I don’t know him, but he seems more like the type of person that’s subtle, that doesn’t mess around with people they just met.” Looking over at the blond as she spoke, her head quickly snapped towards Taichi again. “Then there’s you. You see something and go for it. Admirable really, but they’re different here.”

She leaned back, looking up at the enchanted ceiling thoughtfully. “The rumour mill here says that you’re an obnoxious asshole. Probably a playboy. It’s against you already, and that’s why I’m going to help.” Mimi might not have been the smartest or the nicest person around, but she was really good at reading people, and good at getting what she wanted. Taichi was her friend (in a strange, she feels like strangling him every day, kind of way) and she was bored. This was her own little task.

“I’ll introduce myself to your sister later,” Mimi nodded her head. “Not that strange or suspicious. If he’s really her best friend, I’ll be able to meet him to.” She reached out and patted Taichi’s and. “I got your back. You better get me one hell of a christmas present this year though.”

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Amarylis by kawasemi1

Instant Glam Spells // Mimi+Taichi [Hogwarts AU]

Taichi was groaning all the same. Placing his head in his arms and he slouched on top of the table top. Such bad posture was a terrible thing for people to see him in. But this was Mimi. Sometimes Taichi was more comfortable with Mimi than his own sister.

Even though a majority of their years together was spent going ‘Damn it Mimi!’

Taichi looked up, that sugar sweet voice, so poisoning Taichi’s ears flicked from the hinting nature of things. He saw Mimi’s eyes flicker just as teasingly. Taichi-slowly-moved his head toward where Mimi glanced at. His bangs dragging along his sleeve as he barely looked through his eyelashes.

The table was full of students from Hogwarts. Adorning their yellow and black ties and sitting around chatting with themselves.

And there was Takeru. Sitting among next to a bunch of people Taichi didn’t know.

"Damn it Mimi." Taichi plopped his head back and frowned like he was a child that couldn’t pick up the toy he wanted from the store, "How the hell did you find out. Or am I really that obvious to everyone besides him.” Taichi grumbled out. He really did want to get started on the tournament. Honest.

But he also really wanted to hurry up and get Takeru to notice him.

#instant glam spells #taichitheaudacious

"Um excuse you," Mimi looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "I am not everyone. After all, I know all of your deep dirt secrets." Her pink lips turned up into a teasing smile. "I probably know you better than your sister does."

She leaned back in her chair, her long hair falling back as she twisted around, looking at the blond with curious eyes. She didn't even try to hide the fact that she was staring. "A bit young, isn't this one? Though he's adorable, I'll give you that. Honestly, I'm a bit surprised. I can't remember the last time you went for the sweet-looking one."

Her head whipped around quickly and she leaned forward again. "Hey, I bet I can do some snooping around. Learn things about him. What he likes, what he doesn't. You can use that." She tilted her chin up, sitting almost like he was royalty and everyone else was beneath her. "I am the best...what do they call it in English? Wingman? That's a stupid word. I'm the best wingwoman ever."

"And stop slouching, you're putting wrinkles in your uniform."

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Pink Azalea

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やまつつじ　azalea by cate♪ on Flickr.

Instant Glam Spells // Mimi+Taichi [Hogwarts AU]

“Mimi.” Taichi sat across from his fellow classmate. His blazer was off and strewn across the back of his chair. As nice as their clothes were, the stuffiness of these damp rooms and corridors made it difficult to keep up.

Taichi was restless. They’ve been out of their academy and in this school for a while and he was getting tired of just ‘adjusting to new life’.

“When are we going to start the competition already. We should have already picked champions by now.” Taichi grumbled out. Tugging at his collar as he leaned back in his chair nothing bothering to look up at Mimi while he complained.

#instant glam spells #hogwarts au #taichitheaudacious

Mimi's carmel-coloured eyes glanced up at Taichi with slight interest as he sat across from her. She raised an eyebrow at him, a smirk appearing on her face at how antsy he looked. Other people might not have noticed it, but she did. She knew Taichi too well.

With a dramatic sigh, she leaned forward, elbows resting on the table as her hands propped up her chin. "Taichi, Taichi. Don't you remember? We have nearly a month here before the Champions are chosen. So people can think about it and wimp out at the last minute."

She leaned back and flicked her long hair, magicked with pink streaks that day, over her shoulder. "It'll be by the end of the week. So eager to jump right into the action." Mimi had little doubt that Taichi would be chosen. She herself wasn't old enough to try and compete, she was only there because her parents had connections and she wanted to go.

Smiling at Taichi in what most other people would have interpreted as sweet, she asked, "Are you just restless, or do you just want a distraction from some...other things?" Her eyes flickered over to the Hufflepuff table with amusement.

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Henbane was used as an anaesthetic along with mandrake, deadly nightshade and datura. It was used as an anaesthetic in England during the Middle Ages.

Although it was historically used as an anaesthetic due to the alkaloids found it is a dangerous poisonous plant and can cause symptoms such as hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness and flushed skin as well as vomiting. Henbane was used in the ingredients in gruit, which was used in beers as a flavouring until it was replaced by hops in the 11th to 16th centuries.