I actually had to stop myself from casting a spell to help Jones clean herself up after class ended. I don't think I've ever seen her face so red before, and I think she was crying when she left for the hospital wing. (Not that I'm blaming you, Ron, since the Professor ordered you to do it. I guess it shows how Salazer's Rules gets us started turning on each other, all us students, I mean.)

Yeah, the Devil's Snare. There aren't many Herbology-related hexes, so I figured at least I'd get points for doing something unexpected. Which I did, so it worked. But it isn't as aggressive as some of the other curses that were flying around, so I hope people will figure I'm not as much of a threat.

My wand hand was still stinging an hour later where Zacharias Smith tagged me. But at least I managed to land one on Dunstan.