Simon raised his eyebrows and nodded in response to Cutty. He chuckled a little at how Cutty described himself as the miscreant. "Oh cool. Well sounds like you have a good friendship there. My uncle used to say that trouble follows responsibility quite closely" he added with a teasing smirk. Shaking Cutty's hand, he gave the boy a genuine smile. "Nice to meet you as well, Cutty." See? Making friends wasn't too hard nor awkward. Simon could get the hang of this.... eventually.

He nodded. It was indeed his first year here. Transferring to a new school was tough for Simon. He had always had trouble making friends... But finding like-minded people at this school seemed easier...

"So far so good. It's definitely better than my other school. The academics are certainly more challenging because you can do more research on the side," admitted the Aussie as he also brought his wand out to begin feeding the plants. He raised a small bit of meat into the air with his wand and gave it to one of the menacing looking plants. The plant devoured the meat with much gusto that made the Slytherin feel a little uneasy. He didn't want to get to close to those plants. What would happen if they were a little too hungry and decided to.... No. That wouldn't happen. He shuddered. He wouldn't think about it. "What about you? Have you been here for the whole time?" he asked.