"But magic? And in the University biology department - oh, never mind, I know better than to deny what's right in front of me" said Professor Liz Shaw, attempting to remove a tendril of plant from round her thigh. "The point is, what are we going to do about it? - Ouch - what horrible stuff!"
The stern, black-haired witch frowned. "The devil's snare hates heat and light, but my wand is somewhere under that, so unless you've got a box of matches, we're in trouble. I"ve never heard of it being quite this vicious, though."
:"Wait a moment" Liz looked thoughtful. "I'm not a green biologist, but I know Dr Stevens said something about experimenting with charged fields - can you feel your way to that box on the wall? I'm afraid I'm stuck fast."
"But what-"
"Do it, please" said Liz sharply; the blackhaired woman did not look as if she was used to taking orders, but she did so.
"Right. Open the box - it should flip open, then push the sliding switch up."
There was a squeal of feedback, and suddenly the pressure on Liz's legs slackened, and she was able to move to the lightswitch. The plant was shrivelling and dying.
"What did it do?" said the strange woman.
"Reversed the polarity of the neutron flow" said Liz, shrugging. "You must be the Professor McGonagall who was supposed to be visiting today, but I'm afraid I find it hard to believe that you're a particle physicist...."
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Date: 2007-12-12 01:48 pm (UTC)The stern, black-haired witch frowned. "The devil's snare hates heat and light, but my wand is somewhere under that, so unless you've got a box of matches, we're in trouble. I"ve never heard of it being quite this vicious, though."
:"Wait a moment" Liz looked thoughtful. "I'm not a green biologist, but I know Dr Stevens said something about experimenting with charged fields - can you feel your way to that box on the wall? I'm afraid I'm stuck fast."
"But what-"
"Do it, please" said Liz sharply; the blackhaired woman did not look as if she was used to taking orders, but she did so.
"Right. Open the box - it should flip open, then push the sliding switch up."
There was a squeal of feedback, and suddenly the pressure on Liz's legs slackened, and she was able to move to the lightswitch. The plant was shrivelling and dying.
"What did it do?" said the strange woman.
"Reversed the polarity of the neutron flow" said Liz, shrugging. "You must be the Professor McGonagall who was supposed to be visiting today, but I'm afraid I find it hard to believe that you're a particle physicist...."