The fresh minds were usually the most curious, and Paul couldn't help the enormous grin making its way across his face. "Well, that's okay! That's why I'm here to help!" Myers said as he crossed in front of the first year to grab a few seed packets from one of the pouches hanging on the fence. "Well, before we determine that, you need to decide what you want to plant. I'd recommend working on one plant for now." He held up three packets in the way someone might hold up some playing cards for someone else to see. "Potatoes, radishes, or tomatoes?" he asked. Those three would be an easy start, though potatoes were the easiest. But he'd let the boy pick, of course.

"Dorian. It is very nice to meet you. I assume I'll be seeing you in class all year, then?' Because...first year and all. Couldn't drop the subject yet! "A Ravenclaw. I see," he smiled. "I was a Ravenclaw when I was back at school. Which might be confusing, seeing as I'm the Hufflepuff Head of House now. But you know..." he shrugged. "I feel at home in Hufflepuff now as I much as I did when I was in Ravenclaw. It's a good house.You'll fit right in, I'm sure." Some reassuring words couldn't hurt, right?