Chapter 184

Jia Siting said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you."

Sean's somewhat slender hands reached out from the thick rainproof robe given by Professor Sprout, and he then curiously put the parchment from his bag inside.

After all, it was going to rain heavily soon, and it wouldn't be good if the parchment got wet.

Since parchment is different from leather and has not been tanned, it is relatively sensitive to changes in humidity and is not waterproof,

so during the few days of working in the greenhouse, Sean had been thinking about whether he should bring them along.

Now with Jia Siting's bag, this problem was solved.

As for this kind of pouch, Sean had seen it in miscellaneous books.

A Moke skin pouch—it is a small pouch that can be used to store items, and only the owner themselves can take out the things placed inside.

It looks very small from the outside, but it can store quite a lot of things.

In July 1996, Hagrid gave Harry a Moke skin pouch as a 17th birthday gift.

While searching for Horcruxes, Harry hung it around his neck and put his most precious items inside: the Marauder's Map, a shard of the two-way mirror, the fake Horcrux locket, the Golden Snitch containing the Resurrection Stone, the letter Lily wrote to Sirius, as well as half a photograph and his own broken wand.

Jia Siting watched Sean put the parchment in first, feeling slightly helpless:

"Alright, I knew it would be like this... oh right, Neville, this is yours."

Looking at Jia Siting's outstretched hand and the bag suspended in the air, Neville's throat trembled, and he stuttered:

"Then what about you..."

Subsequently, Jia Siting revealed his own Undetectable Extension Bag, making Neville's eyes widen as he silently envied him for a small while,

"Then... okay... thank you..."

Since October, three days a week, Sean would go to the greenhouse to help process materials for three hours; ever since the weather turned bad, he had spent even longer in the greenhouse.

To welcome the autumn storms, Hogwarts's greenhouses had made many preparations. The most important were the powerful magical protective measures:

The structure of the greenhouse was cast with permanent reinforcement charms; these charms, similar to the castle's own protection, could withstand the vast majority of severe weather;

The interior of the greenhouse also had Temperature-Control Charms, Humidity-Control Charms, and Sound-Proofing Charms, forming a relatively stable microclimate, minimizing the impact of external weather.

But this didn't mean the greenhouse was completely secure; in fact, leaks, drainage, and the relocation of some plants that needed to absorb sunlight outside the greenhouse glass covers were all problems.

This made the greenhouse's manpower suddenly seem stretched thin.

Fortunately, there was the rotation of Sean, Neville, Jia Siting, and senior student Bruce to help.

Outside the greenhouse.

Dark, heavy clouds shrouded the top of the domed building, and three figures were busy outside the glass walls—

They were wearing the same thick rainproof robes and black-and-yellow scarves, and upon seeing the three young wizards who were a head shorter than them, they quickly greeted them:

"Hey! Sean, you've come just in time; we'll leave the rest to you."

Senior student Bruce silently observed the dark, heavy clouds and put a red letter into Sean's hand,

"It just arrived this afternoon; help me out."

Sean somewhat helplessly held the letter in his hand; as soon as senior student Bruce opened the letter, he himself had already run quite far away, shouting as he ran:

"Run, Leon, Pister... and you guys too!"

Sean put on the earmuffs Hermione had stuffed into his hands, and the red letter immediately emitted a roar that made Sean's black hair fly back:

"BRUCE! Where did you throw your brother Charles's wand!"

While Sean was covering his ears, senior student Bruce was humming a little tune behind him and talking to himself:

"Ah, I guess it's about the wand; that wand is almost ready to be worshipped as an antique, and he's still using it... Hehe, Mrs. Lis, now you won't be able to refuse the money I sent..."

After the roaring ended, he leaned toward Sean again and placed a Fizzing Whizbee in Sean's hand,

"I will repay you well, little Green... very soon...

However, since I didn't hear anything, I can't do anything; I can only blame the owl for delivering it to the wrong person..."

He had just wanted to leave when he was dragged back by senior student Leon by his collar:

"Sorry, little Green,"

Senior student Leon said sincerely, as if he had no other choice,

"I won't let this guy off..."

"Leon, little Green already agreed, how could you..."

"Shut up, you bastard!"

Senior student Bruce and the other two argued as they walked further and further away on the wet lawn.

Before long, Sean and the others met Professor Sprout, who was full of relief:

"Truly grateful, little gentlemen... the plants really need your help."

"Professor, we came voluntarily; it would be great if we could help."

Jia Siting moved two pots of plants outside the glass wall with great energy.

"Yes... Professor..."

Neville also picked up a shovel to clear the drainage holes blocked by Black Root Grass.

"... Hmm."

Sean spoke very little, but his efficiency was the highest; his non-verbal Levitation Charm could clear an area in an instant.

Before long, thunder began to roll.

Strong winds, heavy rain, slippery ground, dim visibility, and all kinds of wonderful plants...

Three small figures worked diligently under the leadership of a plump witch.

For several weeks, what Sean gained in the greenhouse was not just the identification and processing methods for over a dozen plants, but also many seeds from the professor.