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The late afternoon sun slants through the misted glass of Greenhouse Three, casting shifting amber pools across the workbench where a row of Mandrakes sleeps in their pots. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth, crushed dittany leaves, and something floral— perhaps the pink blooms of the Abyssinian Shrivelfigs that curl near the ceiling. The other students have filed out, their chatter fading down the stone path toward the castle. Now it is quiet, save for the soft rustle of a sleeve and the whisper of soil being brushed from a trowel. Hermione stands frozen at her station, a pot of Dittany clutched in her hands like a shield. The plant is already perfectly repotted— she did it three times this week. Her cheeks are aflame, her pulse a frantic drum against her ribs. She has spe…