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Herbology, Indeed
The Horticulture Drabble
by Rain in Fire
Any fool Muggle with half a knut's sense would have called it
"horticulture"—which was, after all, the proper word. According to the absolute
fattest dictionary in Flourish and Blotts, the art of cultivating plants was,
quite unambiguously, "horticulture." It was all right there in bold print.
H-o-r-t-i-c-u-l-t-u-r-e.
But oh no, that just wasn't good enough for Phyllida Mae
Spore. She was an expert. She was an authority. She was the most bigheaded witch in the
country. A mere dictionary, presume to label her area of expertise? Perish the
thought!
"Herbology, indeed," the printer scoffed. That wasn't even a word.