John was now forced to put a hand over his own mouth, attempting to appear grave and thoughtful as he hid an irrepressible grin at the kid's predicament. He could only hear Draco's half of the conversation, and he'd need to pick the kid's brain later to find out exactly what had been said, but he could follow enough. "Yeah, hold on, I got an idea.
"Couple more things," he said, his voice slightly muffled as he looked around at the other plants, searching for an appropriate candidate...ah, there we are. "Ask it if this 'ally' of theirs was carrying anything. And if he was alone." (1)
He walked to a large French lily and picked it up, lugging it over to the entangled youth and setting it down next to the English Ivy with a slight thud. "When that's done, cast the same spell on this one. I expect that'll solve your problem."
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(1) John sincerely hoped the ivy wouldn't say anything about a horn. He'd hate to have to do something nasty to Gabriel when they seemed to be getting along so well.
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Date: 2005-10-10 09:36 pm (UTC)"Couple more things," he said, his voice slightly muffled as he looked around at the other plants, searching for an appropriate candidate...ah, there we are. "Ask it if this 'ally' of theirs was carrying anything. And if he was alone." (1)
He walked to a large French lily and picked it up, lugging it over to the entangled youth and setting it down next to the English Ivy with a slight thud. "When that's done, cast the same spell on this one. I expect that'll solve your problem."
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(1) John sincerely hoped the ivy wouldn't say anything about a horn. He'd hate to have to do something nasty to Gabriel when they seemed to be getting along so well.