There he was! Zander Adair. Paul smiled and waved. “HI Zander…” he nodded at his compliment for Tia...which was true, Tia was smart indeed. All of the students were in….different ways, yes.

He also made a mental note to talk to Zander about University for Herbology studies. Wasn't the boy interested? Paul had some advice and..helpful tips if the boy ever wanted them.



….Paul watched Rooney with an air of curiosity…….and when he placed the basket of flowers on Sophie’s desk, the man had to…..laugh. Well then! “Mr. Bronwyn...I am afraid that is a gross misinterpretation of what I want the flowers used for--” he went to get the basket BACK from Sophie. “You can give Miss Brown ONE flower, Mr. Bronwyn...but we have to save the rest of others….” He explained as he set the flowers in the front again.

It seemed little Rooney was already good with the ladies. Hmph.




“And to you, Miss Andrews!” he piped up enthusiastically. Good good. Good vibes all around today...he was quite pleased. And some noses were...crinkling and sniffling at the smell….alas, Paul found the bad smell quite endearing, actually. Ah. The smell of manure in the morning.

Ooooh. A gentleman. Nice.



And Olympia was SKIPPING to class….well, into class. Paul didn’t know if she had been skipping the whole way here...regardless, he enjoyed her energy and enthusiasm. “Well HELLO there, Olympia.” He smiled and checked his watch. Any minute now...he was on time to start class. “You seem happy today!”



Another excited one...Miss Burton, the young lioness. “Hi, Miss Burton…” he smiled and then chuckled...more hair compliments. It made Paul ruffle his own hair again...maybe he should dye it. A light purple, perhaps? No no. Too unprofessional. The students would probably make fun of him, too, for it.

And Paul was too much of a softie for that.



Ah, one of the triplets! He didn’t know which one this was, but Paul smiled and waved at her..anyways...um…”Hi…..there!” oops. Angel or AJ? The third one looked different...gah. GAH. Paul felt bad but…

Sigh.

Faces.



“Hi there, Hadleigh…” he nodded and smiled over at her. She even had her gloves on, which he thought was wonderful. He DID have some notes to give at some point, though...heh. She could try to write her notes with those one...it’d be interestng what her handwriting looked like.



Paul didn’t notice Maggie’s faulter in coming into the Greenhouse, but he waved at her when she waltzed inside. Miss Traulton was a picture of grace, wasn’t she? “Hello, Miss Traulton.” He smiled.

HA.

Her compliment...Merlin…”While I agree, I think girls enjoy more than just flowers.” Not that Paul was any sort of expert….on women.Pffft.



“Good morning to you, too, Mr. Nicolei! Is she good at Charms?” he smiled at Charlotte. “That’s very good!” he said, resisting the urge to snap out of positive recognition. He had maybe..been hanging out with Cassie and Leo too much.



Little Janelle…”Hello!” Paul smiled at her. Smiles for everyone! His face always hurt after classes...because he smiled so much! Well..most classes anyways. Depended on the mood of the class at any given period.

“She is, isn’t she! As are the other prefects--” he didn’t want them to feel like they weren’t!



Paul was...just about ready to start class? He would let the stragglers come in during meditation....it secretly was one of his biggest peeves, though. The man was much too soft to ever say anything too mean...but coming in during meditation was so rude to him.

“Hello, Marsha!” he said as he moved more into the circle to get ready. “OH?” he jumped at Marsha’s statement. “IS HE? M’dear! You’ll have to show me what you’ve learned sometime!” He was beaming. “I always wish--I was telling Adi this the other day--I wish I could play the piano! Lifelong dream of mine...but my hands!” he held them up. “So cumbersone.”



Ahhh, one of his less than enthused students. And a prefect, too. Paul found it very interesting indeed. “Mr. Rider...if you will kindly join the circle, now--” he was so ready to begin!



But WAIT. Another student! Paul smiled at Noel. “Come on Noel--let’s go--” he gestured to the circle. He was eager to begin and...well, Paul loved meditating and relaxing...focusing. It was very good for the mind and for the soul.



He cleared his throat to call the attention forward. “All right everyone...quick meditation...hold hands with your neighbor…” he lowered his voice a great deal to invoke...relaxation. “Let us...clear our minds….” he was just above a whisper. “Think of all the bad energy….pent up in your body, in your soul...slowly breathe in…..” Paul slowly breathed in, but as the leader of the meditation could not hold it as long as he would like to. “And hold it in….think about what is bothering you today...think about anything that causes you….negativity….”

Paul could think of a few things for this..mhmm….

“And as you slowly breathe out...let us push all of the bad ideas and thoughts out with us...let the negative energy flow into the air…” He always worried for the plants...what if they got HIT with the bad energy? It was why he opened the door after the meditation. GET THOSE BAD VIBES OUT OF HERE! “Let them drain out of you….you are left with you and your thoughts….” His voice was still soft. “Think of today...think of the fresh start you have for life...every day...you get a chance….to prove yourself...every day….think of your goals….how you wish to accomplish them….” Ahem. Paul was speaking softly, STILL, and had his eyes closed. “And think of all that you are blessed with…”

Paul could think of MANY things. One being his students. Blessing, they were, even if they were grumpy sometimes. Or sad. Or mad. Paul didn’t care or mind. People were people...and people had feelings.

“And with that--we will begin our lesson--” his voice was normal once more and he let go of his neighbor’s hands, returning to the front of the room. “Everyone find a spot! We’re going to be talking about something I find VERY important for anyone interested in seriously taking care of plants--muggle OR magical.”

He grabbed his wand.

“But first--tell me--what is important for plants? Nutrition wise? What do they need?” He waved his wand and a title appeared on the board.

OOC: I will be moving the class on in...10-12 hours. Depending. <3