In Herbology, Professor Sprout had them learning about Mandrakes. Hermione earned five points for demonstrating a technique that Neville had shared with them once on how to re-pot a plant without disturbing the root ball, or in the case of the Mandrakes, the screaming tuber-like creature. Mandy watched Hermione as she rolled the pot onto its side and tapped the terracotta surface while gently supporting the base of the stems. Once the pot slid off the clump of soil and roots, she gingerly picked up the whole thing and placed it in its newly prepared and larger home. It took the bushy-haired girl less time to actually do it than it had taken Neville to describe the process.