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Albus walked outside with Rose to the greenhouses. There were other Gryffindor and Ravenclaw first-years heading in the same direction, and Al didn’t know what to expect about anything. Not how nice everyone would be, how the teachers would treat him, how much he’d be bullied, how well he’d do in the classes, and so much more.

“Poor Matt,” Rose said, breaking the silence. “The sorting hat said he had Gryffindor in him, so it really is unfortunate he didn’t get sorted in our house.”

“Yeah,” Albus said. “But I’m sure he’ll make other friends. I really am.”

They reached the greenhouses and walked into the third one, as the timetables told them to do. Once they walked in, they immediately saw Neville at the opposite end the greenhouse, standing at the end of a long table with many stools around the edges. Albus and Rose hurried over to Neville and said, “Hello!”

“Hey, guys. How are you?” Neville said, looking down at the pair with a wide grin.

“Great!” Al said, returning the grin.

“Good thanks, Professor,” Rose said. “How are you?”

“I’m excellent – very excited about a new year,” Neville replied. “Are your parents well?”

The nodded and Albus asked, “What are we doing today?”

“Just a bit of an introduction,” Neville said. “You’ll find out what else we’ll be doing if you sit down so we can start.” He winked.

Al and Rose sat down on the nearest stools, looking up at Neville in unison with the rest of the class.

“Welcome everyone to Hogwarts!” Neville exclaimed to the class. “I am Professor Longbottom and I, of course, teach Herbology. Herbology is a fantastic subject and it’s something you can study for all your years at Hogwarts. It’s very interesting and most of it will be practical, hardly any theory because theory… well, it kinda smells funny.”

Everyone laughed and a few whispers broke out amongst friends.

“Alright, everyone, attention back to me!” Neville continued to talk. “Now, I have a few rules like every professor does. These are to respect the environment, teacher, and your classmates, work soundly and safely, follow my instructions, don’t touch anything in Greenhouse 2, and best of all: have fun!

“I’m afraid I am horrible at remembering names, so I will call the roll and I’ll put your name down on this sheet.” He waved a piece of parchment around and said, “I’ll put your name where you are sitting and you’ll have to sit in that same spot each time we have Herbology until I’ve matched the names with the faces. So, make sure you’re sitting next to a friend!”

He called out the register and marked off everyone’s names, and then said, “Well, because of the introduction, we don’t have any time to do a prac today, but that’s okay because I try to make theory work as fun as possible! Al, could you hand out these textbooks?”

Albus nodded and took the textbooks Neville gave him, then handed one to each student, including himself.

“The textbooks Albus is handing out are your very own to keep. I didn’t put them on your booklist because there are plenty of them here at Hogwarts and I, unlike other professors, care about the unnecessary money you guys pay at Flourish and Blotts.” He smiled and once Al sat back down, he continued to speak, “Now everyone, turn to page 4…”