Draco told himself to concentrate. Right. Getting along with John seemed like a good plan now, especially since he claimed to be helping Crowley out as well. Being asked nicely seemed to make John more agreeable. Well, that shouldn't be too hard.
And he wanted to talk to the plants, in hopes of finding out who had rigged the place? Well, that was probably doable. Draco cleared his throat. "Er, there actually is a way to make them talk. There might be, anyway."
John gave him a casually interested look. "Oh?"
"Yes," Draco said. "I guess you don't remember it, what with your being out of school for a while. This doesn't get a lot of use. And I'd have to adapt it. But does Legilimens Mandragora ring a bell?" John shrugged, in a noncommittal way. "I guess not. It's not really useful outside NEWTs, eh?" John shook his head. "Anyway, it's normally used for communicating with mandrakes, with the only real use being when you need to ask the roots questions during a ritual. But someone already made them sentient and mobile, so it shouldn't be that hard to communicate. Of course, there can be weird side effects when you adapt spells, but they shouldn't be too serious."
John shrugged again. "I've taken some knockings, and I can handle a few weird side effects. Seeing as you had the idea champ, would you like to do the honors?" He held out Draco's wand.
Draco took it in surprise. This was fortunate. John seemed to be telling the truth, mostly, but Draco still felt much better when he had his wand back. "Thanks. Is there a particular plant that you think we should interrogate?"
John cast a decidedly vengeful eye on the English Ivy.
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And he wanted to talk to the plants, in hopes of finding out who had rigged the place? Well, that was probably doable. Draco cleared his throat. "Er, there actually is a way to make them talk. There might be, anyway."
John gave him a casually interested look. "Oh?"
"Yes," Draco said. "I guess you don't remember it, what with your being out of school for a while. This doesn't get a lot of use. And I'd have to adapt it. But does Legilimens Mandragora ring a bell?" John shrugged, in a noncommittal way. "I guess not. It's not really useful outside NEWTs, eh?" John shook his head. "Anyway, it's normally used for communicating with mandrakes, with the only real use being when you need to ask the roots questions during a ritual. But someone already made them sentient and mobile, so it shouldn't be that hard to communicate. Of course, there can be weird side effects when you adapt spells, but they shouldn't be too serious."
John shrugged again. "I've taken some knockings, and I can handle a few weird side effects. Seeing as you had the idea champ, would you like to do the honors?" He held out Draco's wand.
Draco took it in surprise. This was fortunate. John seemed to be telling the truth, mostly, but Draco still felt much better when he had his wand back. "Thanks. Is there a particular plant that you think we should interrogate?"
John cast a decidedly vengeful eye on the English Ivy.