Sage certainly lightened the mood when he so willingly offered one of his roses to her. She'd been sort of shy to ask, because she knew how protective he was over his garden and all the things growing in it. She'd though for sure he'd be reluctant to say yes, but no, he seemed more than willing to let her have another.

...and she didn't even have to get Tate involved this time either! "Oh, thanks, Sage. I'll be sure and come over some time after the feast," she remarked. A smile widened across her face when he called her Miss Head of House. Lexi had told Sage all about her new position when they'd met in Diagon Alley earlier in the summer. "Yes, Mr. Herbology Professor, I think red would be more suitable, too."

She turned her attention back to Hecate and nodded. "Oh, yeah, over tea when school begins sounds fine to me," she replied. Now. See there? The potions professor didn't seem all that bad... Maybe she really was just misunderstood. That is, until she just had to bring up some moonlit walk she and Sage were supposed to take during their dinner date...or whatever it was. Apparently Sage was calling it 'only dinner,' which didn't seem to suit Hecate's tastes. Either way, Lexi was starting to get a little hurt that Sage told her one story at Diagon Alley, then she was hearing a completely different story here at Hogwarts. Hadn't he told her that Hecate was scary? Yes, he'd said that all the rumors Lexi had heard were true. Yet...he'd planned moonlit walks after dinner with the woman? Again, Lexi turned to Sage and gave him a confused look. What was going on?

Hecate was congratulating her on Head of House, though, so Lexi turned back to the woman and attempted a smile. "Thanks, Hecate. I look forward to working with you, too. Umm, listen, I need to---...," she started to say, but she stopped when the door opened and Preston appeared. She had just been about to make up some excuse why she needed to leave, but she just couldn't leave now. If she did, it would look like she left because of Preston, and that would be really rude. "Ahh, Preston, hello. Lexi...you can call me Lexi," she said. "How have you been?"