Seb stared down at Minerva's hand on his arm. Such a sweet gesture and it warmed his heart, that the stuents could be so understanding. Well these two students at least. He gave the young Hufflepuff a small smile and patted her hand. "Thanks Minerva. That's very nice of you." Actually he should have expected nothing less. She was a Huffelpuff after all.

Alexa looked just a little too excited. Seb knew that he was going to have to keep a close eye on her. He did however raise an eyebrow at her comments. "I think Professor Newlin can look after herself." The woman could probably do a better job than he could. He was not saying that out loud however.

As for Minnie being left alone...well that didn't seem likely. Especially after Vanora piped up and his eyebrows raised again. Everything in him was telling him that letting her go off on her own was not a good idea, but he didn't want her thinking it was because she was a woman.

"Er...well..." He didn't know whether it was a good idea to split up or not, it had merely been a suggestion. It seemed though, that Vanora was keen to go her own way. "Well if you're sure. Send me a patronus if you find the plant or you get into any trouble." He wasn't going to regret this, was he? "You ready, girls?"