In The Gardens: Daiony
Darren brushed some of the loose dirt off his gloves, looking up to see Briony walking towards him. He smiled at her and continued potting the plant. “You didn’t have to bring it right this minute, you know? I could have gotten it later… but since you’re here, you could help me pot these for Professor Sprout if you’d like.”
He gestured towards the extra gloves the Professor normally kept in the greenhouses in case a student forget their own. “They need their own Rue in the infirmary. Apparently I get into too many poisonous plants so they’re stocking up.” He meant it as a joke but he tended to be unlucky, stumbling into poisonous plants more often than he cared to.
Briony headed out to Professor Sprout’s gardens, the massive Herbology book tucked tightly beneath her arm. She grinned when she saw Darren and shrugged, holding the book out to him. “Oh it’s alright, I was meaning to come out here anyways. I would love to help.” Once free of the book, she grabbed a pair of gloves from the greenhouse and returned quickly. She laughed at the joke, but she knew he actually meant it. It seemed almost every week she noticed him missing, most likely due to some of the nasty plants.
“Professor Sprout should probably lock up the last few greenhouses to prevent people from getting hurt.” She said as she grabbed her own pot and a few Rue plants. “I mean, some of my favourite plants are in Greenhouse 5, but there are poisonous ones in there too. I’ve even had a few nasty encounters with them.” She continued potting the plant then glanced over at him, “You haven’t been poisoned lately, right? You’re okay?”