After dinner came quick and Callum had expertly dodged JD until they were walking to the room for detention. She grabbed him and slammed his smaller body to the wall.

"You keep your mouth shut. If Oscar asks questions let me answer him, and for Merlin's sake no talking about cows!" JD's words were low and menacing.

"But he admitted to it! He's a thief. " Callum wasn't going to back down even though JD was now noticeably taller then him. That didn't stop him from squirming, and kicking and making a futile contact with her shins.

Oscar walked around the corner in that moment, his hands in his pocket with his normal smirking grin as if the world was just entertainment for him. The two ravenclaw were completely unaware how long he had been on the other side of the corner listening in, but JD released Callum as soon as she saw Oscar.

"Did you remember you dragon hide gloves?" JD stated in her normal bossy tone when she wanted to get things done as quickly as possible.

The gloves were produced from Oscar's pocket with a grin as his arm looped around JD pulling her into his body. "Did you think I would forget?" Her small squeak of surprise of being swept up by him always made him smile but Callum's glare is what motivated the next moment, as he leaned into kiss JD in the hall. Normally this kind of public affection was not something they did but Callum's reaction made it worth it, Oscar smirked.

"Cow thief!" The words more a snarl then a statement as Callum glared at the couple.

"You should have kept a better eye on them." Oscar teased as JD slipped from his arms and headed into the classroom, pulling on her own gloves getting ready to get down to work as she pushed open the door. Callum's answer to Oscar was to glare as he follow the larger boy in, keeping his eye on him, as if to catch him in the act of thievery.

"The flobberworms are there." The professor pointed to a table that held an enormous bowl the size of a small bathtub full of flobberworms. The table also held enormous jars, knives, cutting board, measuring cups, measuring spoons, vinegar, an assortment of herbs, and a card that held the recipe.

"Yes sir." JD was the one to answer and to walk swiftly to the table intent on getting this done as quickly as possible so she could get one with her weekend plans. Oscar was next to come to the table followed by the silent but glaring eyes of Callum.

"Ok the recipe says we have to gut the flobberworms, then stuff them into a jar before pouring the brine on them." The card was already in JD's hand as she began to sort the items into stations in an orderly manner. Both boys just let her do the work as one smirked at the other boy's glare.

"Here Oscar you are older so you should be safer with a knife, you can start gutting." A cutting board and knife thrust to the space in front of Oscar as JD looked around for another bowl but decided to push one of the large jars to Callum. "You and me Callum can start making the brine."

It was Callum this time smirked at Oscar as he took his place next to JD "Of course JD." Oscar grabbed the first flobberworm from the tub, stabbing the little thing down the middle, making a huge mess as the thing squished out all over the table.

"No not like that!" JD snatched the knife from Oscar as she thrust the instructions at Oscar's nose "See the diagram?" The mutilated flobberworm cast to the side and plucking a new one from the tub, flipping it over until the tiny mucus pores were belly up. Slicing the knife expertly down the middle, barely cutting beyond the skin layer. Then slipping her finger into the skin shimmied out the slime sacs and guts dumping them into another empty jar.

"See not hard at all!" JD said as she pushed the knife back into Oscar's hand.

"You are really good with a knife." Oscar had his arm around her waist as his smile was as much to lure JD in as it was to tick off Callum.

"You have no idea!" The words of Callum mere a quiet mutter as he lifted the huge jar on the table and let it fall with a loud bang "Do I just pour everything in?"

Like a ping pong ball JD was on the other side of the table with Callum with the recipe "NO! You better not ruin this and make us stay longer!" Using her body to push him out of the way JD began to carefully measure out the ingredients. Her concentration focused on the job unaware of Callum moving so close to her, his side was pressed up against hers.

The flobberworm in Oscar's hand temporarily ignored as Callum grinned across the table at the slytherin boy. Grinning mischievously as the small Ravenclaw boy began to stretch, then place an arm casually around JD as if he was looking over her shoulder to get a better view, but all the while grinning right at Oscar. If the flobberworm was squeezed too tight and exploded from the hand holding it, or it was thrown no one was quite sure but it did sail across the table and hit Callum right in the face.

"You did that on purpose!" Callum demanded as he grabbed the large jar, that JD had been carefully placing ingredients into it,with both hands as if to throw at Oscar's smug face.

"I can show you on purpose." Oscar pointed his hand with the knife at Callum just as JD shrieked and grabbed the jar out of Callum's hands.

"Accidents happen now STOP IT and get back to work." JD yelled at both of them as she grabbed a handful of dill and one of the other knives and began chopping. Oscar sat back down grinning at Callum knowing JD was on his side, as he watched Callum looking in the jar holding the pungent liquid JD was working on.

"JD I can chop that if you show me how." Callum's voice echoed in the jar but it had the effect he had wanted, she stopped and smiled at his offer to help.

"Oh good you can do that and I can start crushing the garlic." JD handed Callum the knife she had as she grabbed for the cloves of garlic. Oscar mildly paid attention as he sliced flobberworm after flobberworm. The task seeming to take on a new goal line for him, to get it done to leave for more pleasant activities with JD. The empty jar beside him holding his work for all to see.

Callum made large uneven chops of the dill, then holding up a brutalized twig of dill to JD "Is this right?" Getting a reply of her rolled eyes as she came around him grabbing his hand into hers as she also grabbed his other hand to hold the herb correctly whether he wanted to or not.

"Callum why are you so useless! Seriously a 5 year old could cut better. Do you see how I am doing this. Look a steady rocking motion of the knife." JD demanded on as she moved his hands in the correct motion with the knife to make perfect even cuts.

Callum of course wasn't paying attention at all but grinning from ear to ear at Oscar as JD's body was wrapped around his. Pushing and pulling him against the table as she made him cut the dill. "I don't think I got it yet. Can you show me again JD."

"Pay Attention this time...ugh...Grab the next bunch...I don't think you are paying attention at all!" JD released his hands as she pointed to the pile of herbs.

JD was still standing right behind Callum as he stood up and pressed his body back into her his head almost resting on her breasts as his hand reached out for the dill. "Thank you for showing me." Smiling up at her in a cheesy grin that made her roll her eyes again.

It was a flash of a moment that seemed like time stood still, JD standing there upset at being stuck there doing this task, Callum pressed against her body and Oscar stuck across the table watching this short dorky ravenclaw boy rub up against his girlfriend. The knife in Oscar's hand seemed to have a mind of it's own. Maybe it was accidental magic maybe the slippery ooze from the flobberworms made it slip but the knife stabbed into Callum's hand, pinning it to the table on top of the pile of dill he was grabbing for.

The sickening crunch as the knife hit bone on it's journey made JD scream when she looked down at the table. The professor at this moment decided to finally intervene, pulling the knife out as he grabbed both boys away from the table.

The shock of it all didn't wear off until the gush of blood poured over the table, destroying the herbs and staining the recipe card in blood. Then Callum began to scream "You stabbed me!"

"Off to the infirmary with you Mr. Lothian, Mr Mcdonald you take him."

Oscar trying to protest but the professor wouldn't hear of it, as Callum stared at the gushing blood pouring from his hand as the professor forcefully pushed the two boys out of the room "Miss. Blackburn will finish up."

"But...but...I am a student healer..shouldn't I...?" A bewildered JD sputtered, as she stood over a mess of flobberworm ooze, spices, and blood, completely clueless how the boys somehow got out of the work. Watching them leave her as the professor closed the door, shutting the view of the two boys escaping as the detention for three that now seemed to be placed on her shoulders alone.