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written by Henry Ridgeback
I was not always the Animagus spy for MACUSA I am today. I have had many great adventures from breaking curses in Egyptian tombs to defeating Dark Wizards. This book covers my adventures and how to defeat the Darker aspects of the Wizarding World.
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05/31/21
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The Hideous Herbs of Horror
Chapter 3
About seven months after my trip to Magby Manor, I got another owl. This time, it was straight from the President of Magic himself, Thomas Quinch. A ruffled gray owl flew through my open window as I read a book about Threstrals. To my shock, Quinch needed me to join a group of renowned herbologists to perform an experiment with the most dangerous plants known to mankind.
In the dead of night, I flew on my Firebolt all the way to Virginia. I arrived at the Virginia Greenhouse 26 and gasped at what I saw. The greenhouse was overrun by crawling plants and pests roamed about. There were no people in sight, giving the place an eerie feel. I began to believe that there really was no experiment. I wondered why President Quinch sent me here, knowing that this place was overtaken by plants.
I knew that this place was slightly populated by Muggles, so I knew that I must get rid of these plants. Surrounding the greenhouse was a group of Horklumps, pink mushroom-like creatures covered in black bristles. The standard method of removing Horklumps is to pour Streeler venom on them, the only substance that can kill them. I reached to my backback, taking out a bottle of color changing slime. I poured it all over each Horklump and every one withered into a pink juice.
That problem was solved, but the Horklumps brought a bigger problem. The Horklump is the natural prey of Gnomes, large headed pests with hairy bodies. I knew there were Gnomes because there were relatively large holes all around, a bit bigger than the ones made by moles.
A Gnome popped out of a hole and snickered at me. I grabbed the little pest by its legs, spinning it around until it was dizzy. I then threw the Gnome far away and it ran away. I did this with all of the Gnomes I saw and the others ran away, in fear of the fate I inflicted upon the others.
I opened the door, put I could not enter. The entrance was dimly lit and was blocked by many moving vines slithering around. This was Devil's Snare, a strangling plant that thrives in darkness. A vine gripped my ankle, so I quickly cast the Sunlight Charm, which is Lumos Solem. A beam of bright light shot from my wand tip causing the Snare to shrivel up. I could now safely continue.
A quiet hiss echoed across the greenhouse with every step I took. Vines were everywhere, but not Devil's Snare vines. Then, I saw a fanged blood red flower with a forked tongue and tentacle-like vines. It was Venomous Tentacula. The tentacles tried to grab my neck, so I cast the Severing Charm, Diffindo, on all the vines. I then cast a strong Knockback Jinx, Flipendo, on the flower, knocking all of the teeth out. I then cast the Fire-Making Charm on the plant, rendering it to ash.
The greenhouse was clear, but still wondered why Quinch would do such a thing as send me to an abandoned greenhouse...
In the dead of night, I flew on my Firebolt all the way to Virginia. I arrived at the Virginia Greenhouse 26 and gasped at what I saw. The greenhouse was overrun by crawling plants and pests roamed about. There were no people in sight, giving the place an eerie feel. I began to believe that there really was no experiment. I wondered why President Quinch sent me here, knowing that this place was overtaken by plants.
I knew that this place was slightly populated by Muggles, so I knew that I must get rid of these plants. Surrounding the greenhouse was a group of Horklumps, pink mushroom-like creatures covered in black bristles. The standard method of removing Horklumps is to pour Streeler venom on them, the only substance that can kill them. I reached to my backback, taking out a bottle of color changing slime. I poured it all over each Horklump and every one withered into a pink juice.
That problem was solved, but the Horklumps brought a bigger problem. The Horklump is the natural prey of Gnomes, large headed pests with hairy bodies. I knew there were Gnomes because there were relatively large holes all around, a bit bigger than the ones made by moles.
A Gnome popped out of a hole and snickered at me. I grabbed the little pest by its legs, spinning it around until it was dizzy. I then threw the Gnome far away and it ran away. I did this with all of the Gnomes I saw and the others ran away, in fear of the fate I inflicted upon the others.
I opened the door, put I could not enter. The entrance was dimly lit and was blocked by many moving vines slithering around. This was Devil's Snare, a strangling plant that thrives in darkness. A vine gripped my ankle, so I quickly cast the Sunlight Charm, which is Lumos Solem. A beam of bright light shot from my wand tip causing the Snare to shrivel up. I could now safely continue.
A quiet hiss echoed across the greenhouse with every step I took. Vines were everywhere, but not Devil's Snare vines. Then, I saw a fanged blood red flower with a forked tongue and tentacle-like vines. It was Venomous Tentacula. The tentacles tried to grab my neck, so I cast the Severing Charm, Diffindo, on all the vines. I then cast a strong Knockback Jinx, Flipendo, on the flower, knocking all of the teeth out. I then cast the Fire-Making Charm on the plant, rendering it to ash.
The greenhouse was clear, but still wondered why Quinch would do such a thing as send me to an abandoned greenhouse...
