The female and male that were picked as the first lot of "Crop" from Hogwarts, as well as another male, were bought out, completely conscious, (though the male was barely clinging due to his arse and insides being ripped by Hagrid’s massive phallus, and was forced to live long enough for this), tied to spit poles which were hooked to each end by special ropes to have them suspended over the basin in the middle, facing down toward the floor.