Open Garden Strolls

[Zora Jackson]

Growth for Zora was much more about plants than personal growth so she made her way to the gardens at first opportunity after she had heard that there was a garden on the Hogwarts grounds. She knew that she would want to take part in the planting of as many beautiful green plants as she could because at home her garden was mostly food and less for the beauty of them so it would be great for her to have the opportunity to grow things just because she wanted to. Zora didn’t know much about magical ecosystems so she would have to admit her ignorance as far as what the gardens would produce on such a magical place like Hogwarts or if it was all essentially the same so she brought a journal and a quill to write her thoughts down about the soil, about the condition, about what was already growing there if any. Obviously being that it was winter she wasn’t sure if there would be anything or if the plants were charmed to survive in the cold, or even if the garden had a green-house like protection around them. These were all questions she had but no one to ask as of yet. In truth, she could arrive and see nothing save some trees. She hoped for the best though.

Zora put a big, lumpy jumper on that had been her brother’s before it was hers and made her way there, curious as ever as to what she might find. She expected that she would be there on her own so she was not surprised to find this being the case. There was a dusting of snow on the ground as she made her way there so she really would expect to only see Hebe and maybe a few other winter-survivng plants but she could still look around and maybe just maybe peak into the greenhouses. Zora pushed her curls behind her ears and looked around, noting that she saw Skimmia with it’s vibrant red berries. She was glad to see it instead of something as invasive as Evergreen Buckthorn. Someone was doing something right, she observed. ​

 

[Violet Owens-Rosemary]

Violet was shocked about her house placement to say the least, and her family were as well. This wasn't the first shock in her family however, and clearly the sorting hat found some entertainment in changing things up. She would call it far from predictable. But maybe being a Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad. After all, she wanted to be her own person, show the world that she was more than what they thought, and what better way to do that than being part of an entirely new house to everyone else.

Before classes were to start, Violet decided she should take some advice from her mother and do some exploring. She was most interested in having a look at the gardens outside. Flowers were pretty and she wanted to see just how well-kept they were at Hogwarts. As she approached them, she could say she definitely wasn't disappointed. There were all sorts of things there, some of which Violet didn't even know the names of, which meant she definitely had some learning to do. As she saw someone amongst the flowers that she recognised from the sorting ceremony, she approached them. "What are you doing?" she asked her, both curious and slightly suspicious. Was she here to explore too or what else was going on? Why was she looking at the plants so intensely?