that was dumb.

It had been a full week since Maddie's adventure in the forest, and a week since she had inserted the mandrake root leaf into her mouth. Surprisingly, it wasn't as unpleasant as she had anticipated, and soon she had forgotten all about it. During that time, her order from Slugg and Jiggers had arrived, but she knew she had to bide her time until the next full moon before she could remove the leaf from her mouth and proceed with the next step in the process. Maddie let out a heavy sigh as she trudged down the path leading to the quidditch pitch, her mood as gloomy as the cloudy sky above her. She listlessly kicked a rock on the ground, her mind preoccupied with the week-long argument she had been having with her brother, Kole. Although she knew he was only trying to keep her safe, her feelings towards him were unjust and unreasonable. "Stupid Kole," she muttered under her breath as she sent another rock flying.