Upon hearing her name, Anna turned her attention from the newly decorated classroom to the professor. She smiled at him and then answered all that he'd addressed both her and the class with. "Hello, Professor Ashby. I'm terribly sorry for not greeting you. I was a bit distracted by the new decorations you've put up," she said, with a smile. "Oh, and thank you for the congratulations and for the compliment." Should she raise her hand to answer his questions for the class, though? Probably not, as she was already responding to his greeting. Did people in the midst of the conversation typically stop to raise their hands? Ahhh, well, who knew. She'd just raise her hand anyway.

"As for what I think of your decorations, they're lovely and unique. You could use a bit more pink in here...and quite possibly a mixture of purple, as well. Outside of that, I think you've done a lovely job of putting normal, everyday objects to use in your decorating," she commented, her hand in the air. "Maybe you've chosen quill and ink bottles, because there's a severe lack of those here at the school ever since that disastrous flood occurred. I know some Slytherins and Hufflepuffs who would be mighty glad to take them. Other than that, though, there's Anti-Cheating spells, Aparecium, Color-Changing charms, Refilling Charms, or spells to make ink appear, too."