"For Audrey?" Spencer said without thinking, and then turned red. At first he'd just been kind of amused by Gerard's parting farewell to the Venomous tentacula, but the name stuck. It was weirdly suitable, and Spencer had resigned himself to being "that weirdo who talked to his plants" a long time ago. Apparently now he was "that weirdo who called them by human names", as well.
"That's awesome," he said, skating past his initial blunder. "I've been buying those mice that you can get at Hogsmeade for the kids with pet snakes, but I think she's -- it's a bit bored." He grinned, tilting his head. "You wanna come with? Watching a Venomous eat is -- an experience."