Herbology was a subject that Toby knew he could do, and he didn't want to miss it at all, even if his mind had been... elsewhere recently. The Hufflepuff was one of the first to arrive at the greenhouses, which was a relief as it meant he could take up a table as close to the professor's table as he could get.

"G'morning, Professor," Toby greeted the man with a teeny little smile, though without the exuberance he had displayed when visiting the man earlier in the term. Still, for anyone who didn't know him, he probably just seemed like not that much of a morning person.

Still. He was eager for this lesson; Herbology provided, among other things, a particularly good distraction from weird brain stuff, and was just what Toby needed. The fifth year stood behind a table right up front, wrote 'Toby Tempus' on his name tag and stuck it to the front of his school robes. Then he simply stood and waited quietly, looking around at the plants and feeling a sense of... calm? Yes. Calm.

He may have dragged his feet the entire way over, but he was here. That's what really counted in the end. NORMALLY, he'd be OVERJOYED and RUNNING all the way to the greenhouses. But this time it was different. That horrible- hopefully temporary Professor- stranger was here. He was here instead of Beautiful Bentley. This was her greenhouse. Not his.

As he walked in, he almost lost faith in all of Hogwarts because what the heck why was he one of the first bunch here? Weren't all the Ravenclaws always supposed to be super early and into this kind of thing? He wasn't supposed to be one of the firsts. Now this is awkward.

Instead of saying anything to the mean man, Zander just walked right on by. Or well... Dragged his feet right on by. He looked at the mean man though. But no smile, no 'hello', no 'good morning'. Just a look. And with that he went to find his table. He was only here because he loved herbology and Beautiful Bentley. She would've wanted him here. Even if it meant having to tolerate this horrible man. Finding a table as FAAAAAR back from the biggest one, he set down his things before noticing the name tags. Hmph. Well the guy already knew his name. Still, he scribbled down 'Zander', fighting an urge to add 'gryffindor' at the end because he wasn't a disgrace to his house. He wasn't.

Maddie quite liked Herbology and what with her current interest in flesh-eating plants, she was eager to get back in the Greenhouse. The brunette WAS a bit uneasy about having a new professor there, though. She'd only known Bentley for a term but the woman seemed to like her, something she'd been banking on if she wanted to work with plants more often. With a NEW guy in charge, she'd need to start ALL over again what with the making a first impression and such. She'd just have to take the time out of her BUSY schedule to make it work.

"Hello, Professor." The second year had entered the greenhouse and noted the change in set-up, deciding it wasn't SO bad. She could deal with sitting at a table with others, she GUESSED. Being early had its privileges TOO. Meant she had PLENTY of spots to choose from.

Toby from Hufflepuff was pretty good at Herbology, yes? And he was a pleasant enough person to be around so that was a double check as far as Maddison was concerned. The thirteen year old made her way over to the badger's table and stood behind the seat opposite him before giving him a smile. "Hi." Hey. Hello. And look, she already had a job to do. Scribble Scribble Scribble. 'Maddie Cooper' was written in clear lettering on a name tag and the brunette proceeded to stick it to her robes, RIGHT where the professor could see it.

Forget about being eager for this class or whatever, Grayson had gotten out of bed earlier only to see what this new Professor was LIKE. Was he gonna be an ol' grumpy man who didn't let them so much as BREATHE loudly or was he gonna be chill and cool and hip? And more importantly, was he gonna set them loads of homework? Important questions, these were.

He also had high hopes for them to be dealing with the most dangerous kind of plants. Juuuuuuust saying.

Entering the greenhouse, Grayson took note of the way it had been arranged differently with a semi-neutral expression on his face. Was he surprised? Frankly, no. Dude probably had his own style in teaching. Speaking of him, the fifth year's eyes scanned the room before resting on the man himself. "Good morning, Professor," he called, giving the man a nod and a small smile. See? Manners. He could lead the man into false hope that he actually had some of those.

Thank Merlin that he wasn't the first person here. AND, thank Merlin that ZANDER was here. Walking over towards the Gryffindor's table in his usual confident stride, Whitty gave the dude a nod and a "'Sup?" as he pulled out his writing equipment. Scribble scribble.

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And onto the left side of his chest this label went. Pat pat.

The Slytherin Hottie part didn't need to be added in. Obviously.

Layla had never been one of those tree-huggy types. She lived in a big city and although Clapham Common was practically on her doorstep there wasn't that much vegetation around the streets of London. Neither did she care much for the greenery she cared more about it being used as a football pitch. But she WAS here and she had actually bothered to arrive to the lesson early despite it being stupid o'clock in the morning. Yes she had to do this at muggle school but they were expected to sit behind a desk and listen to a teacher babbling on about something-or-other not actually have to do something practical.

Stepping into the greenhouse which was quite frankly a poor environment for learning on a hot day she hated to think of the temperatures it would get to, the Blonde sauntered over to a desk to one side of the classroom near another guy around her age (Grayson). She spotted the professor with his folded arms and tilted her head to observe. He was kinda.. hot. For an older guy at least. She offered him a half smile before turning back to look at the other students.

Or the lack of students really for there were very few others. She recognised one from the robes store. Toby was his name right? His name badge confirmed. She sent him a crooked smile too, he had provided her with useful (yet slightly worrying) information concerning the state the school had gotten itself into.

They were instructed to write their names of the badges and she did so, neatly inscribing 'Layla' onto it and sticking it firmly onto her robes. Surnames were clearly not required.

Jasmine never thought she'd be looking forward to Herbology. She was a little apprehensive because.........new Professor. It wouldn't be the same without Bentley, but she was hoping that she would continue her newfound enjoyment of the class. Walking into the greenhouse she saw tables and went over to stand behind one of them. Good morning Professor", she said with her most cheerful voice.

Looking down, Jasmine saw instructions and picked up a nametag. Taking her quill out of her bag, she wrote her name on the tag and placed on her uniform.

Now all she had to do was wait for class to begin. And so she waited, taking a moment to give a wave to Maddie.

Connor had this things and a little bit of trouble holding his textbook and his gloves in one hand, the gloves making the book slippery. After a moment or two he had the sense to move the book to the other hand as he stepped into the Greenhouse.

There were tables and nametags, the sign stating to write his name on one. So of course he did, but he was sure his handwriting was awful anyway, so good luck reading it Professor. The nametag now read.

"Morning, Professor." He grinned as boyishly as he ever had and found a spot behind a table, not seeing any of his friends he just went for one at random.

Covering a yawn with her hand, Lux entered the greenhouse. These early classes never got easier, though at least there was a new Professor to meet. As much as she missed Bentley, she was curious about the man who had taken her place. He had big shoes to fill and hopefully he would do a good job.

Spotting him standing by his desk, she gave a smile and said, "Morning, Professor." Usually she would give her name to a new teacher, but that seemed pointless when he was asking for name tags anyway. Quickly she wrote on one of said tags:

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Lux Carrington

After attaching it to her robes, she gave everyone a smile.

Angel was totally happy about the fact that is was time for the first Herbology lesson of the term... the only thing she was upset about was the fact that Professor Bentley wasn't teaching it. She had only had her for one year but in that term they had made plans and now she wasn't sure if Professor Bentley would want to do them. Maybe she should send her former head of house an owl asking her a few questions.

Angel looked around and took a seat. Hopefully Benny and AJ would sit with her. She wasn't sure about Adi at the minute he was taking her sis away from her but then again he was fun so yeah she wanted him sitting somewhere close.

"Morning Professor." Angel smiled as she looked at the new Professor... well first looks were good and she thought he would probably know what he was doing.

She then went over and wrote on a name tag.

She then attached it to her robes. Though she wondered why the Professor wanted names surely he had a register?

Ben approached the herbology greenhouses with a touch of mixed feelings. Herbology was one of his favorite classes, it was something he and Angel certainly shared. However the departure of Professor Bentley, the former professor and HOH, left an air of mystery to the subject. Sure he had noticed the new professor at the feast, an unfamiliar male form at the staff table, but he hadn't met the man nor had any clue what the lesson would be like.

He had decided to keep an open mind though so when he walked into the greenhouse assigned for the lesson he was relaxed. "Good morning Professor," he greeted the man with a polite nod. Spotting Angel already there, he moved over to the table she had claimed. "Hey," he said simply with a soft smile as he set his bag down on the table top. Spotting the tags and the instructions, he filled one out and set it on his robes.

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Benjamin Atreyu

Bentley was gone, and the position had gone to some guy. Hopefully he would be as cool as the former professor was, but that was some big shoes to fill. AJ walked into the greenhouses with her normal smile on her face.

She spotted the professor right away. "Good Morning, professor." Benny caught her eye, and that meant that her sister couldn't be far from him. Sure enough she was on the other side of the older lion.

AJ made her way over and plopped her bag down on the floor. "Hey Angel. Hey Benny." Apparently name tags were needed so AJ scribbled down her name real quick.

Eden was kind of excited for this class...also kind of nervous. Wasn't this a new professor? NO one could give her feedback on him yet--so she had no idea what to expect, and this made her NERVOUS. Ugh. She spotted Layla as SOON as she got there and went to sit at her table.

"Hope you don't mind," she said, smiling a little. She needed to get to know Layla better before the holidays because she wanted to get Layla a cool present. Include her in her little list of friends and stuff. "How's your day going?" she asked, a little nervously, flushed. Would Layla be in a good mood today? Hmm?

She then spotted a CONNOR and she waved at her friend. "PSSST--come sit at OUR table--" she asked, making a little pouty face at him. Eden just thought Connor was so SMART and stuff. PLEASE, ConCon? She smirked as she looked up at the professor. He was cute. Actually he was more than cute.

He was like..fierce.

UGH. Eden felt a blush hit her cheeks and she quickly wanted to duck under the table, but she didn't. She just waved and smiled--ahem, nervously--his way. "Good day, Professor--" she didn't know his name quite yet. She hardly remembered any of their names yet, except for Professor Morgan.

Everyone was writing their names on paper--? OH. Right. Eden should learn to read stuff sometimes. She quickly scribbled her name on one of the tags and wondered how she had been given such awful handwriting. Like, WHY her? Why couldn't she have pretty, bubbly handwriting like all other normal females? SO not fair.

Ruby was actually looking forward to this class and not just because the professor was hot. If it was more working with her hands than writing and reading then she was all for it basically. She sauntered into the room, gave a flirtatious little finger wave at the professor, and then found a spot where cute boy saturation was highest.

Noting that other people were doing nametags, rather than reading any sign, Ruby followed suit.

Plants

Why do they have to have a class about plants. Just plain old wizard plants. Dante would be up for one on man eating plants. Now that would be interesting. Oh and look group work. What if Dante did not want to be part of a group of people he did not know. What about that. "Hey, Prof" He did have a pretty awesome beard. Manly beard.

Dante walked over to an empty tables and say their were name tags. Cool. Now what to write on it. Dante was too normal for a name tag like this. Ah, he got it.

Dante wrote down 'Meh' on his name tag. That will do.

It was Herbology, after all.

Norah looked interestedly around her as she entered the greenhouse, looking for the new professor. She wasn't sure if he would appreciate excited skipping, so she contained her excitement as best she could as she WALKED in. She gave him a nod and a Hello, professor" as she passed. No smiles for the new guy who was NOT professor Bentley and therefore unworthy. Uh-huh. He didn't look nearly as nice, anyway.

The second year spotted Jasmine behind one of the tables and walked over to stand beside her. Now she could be next to cool people AND be in the BEST SUBJECT at the same time. She grinned. It was getting really hard not to bounce. Ah, name tags. They weren't as cool as the ones in Astronomy but they'd do, anyway. She picked up her quill and wrote with a little flower after it and stuck it to her robes. WOOT. What next?

Slowly making her way into the greenhouse Hady let her eyes wonder briefly over the area and those already there. She wasn't exactly sure how she felt about this class as of yet but she did know one thing...she wasn't very good with plants.

"Good morning, Professor." She greeted softly as she made her way to an empty table and stood behind it. Spotting the name tags she pulled out her quill and neat jotted down her name on it.

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Sticking it to the front of her robes she shifted her gaze to the front where the Professor was stood and waited for what would come next.

New teacher. After having Bentley for four years, Marigold felt that this class was going to be a bit strange, just from the newness. She was excited for the new teacher, though - plus he seemed nice, from what she had gathered watching the staff table at mealtimes. She entered the classroom, head held high and prefect badge on only a bit crooked. "Hello, Professor," she said with a smile and a head nod, then she turned to the classroom. Spotting both Ruby and Norah at different places far apart, she had a quick inner debate for whom she should sit with. She chose Ruby, because Norah was sitting with the Ravenclaw prefect that Marigold was a bit afraid of. Dropping her books down, she gave Ruby a quick "Hey." She took out a SPARKLY BLUE inkpot, then wrote her name and stuck it to her robes.

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All done, yeah?

It was one of those mornings when you overslept and woke up feeling flustered as you rushed around getting ready and hoping you weren't late for the early morning lessons. Adi practically bolted down to Greenhouse four, skipping over breakfast. The result? He was a bit grumpy. But hey, he had apparently made in time. Students were still arriving.

"Good morning, Professor Bent-'' The Hufflepuff stopped short. No Bentley for this lesson. Or any other Herbology lesson. Instead there was this dude here who had to be the new Professor. What was his name again? Er... "Hi, good morning, Professor. And welcome to Hogwarts.'' You know, as a Professor and all. He gave the man a small smile before heading for a table.

Tobias, Zander, Grayson, Jasmine, Lux, Mari and Nola all got small waves from him. No signature grin though. Adi was still being a grump. "Morning,'' he said to Benny, AJ and Angel as he stood at their table. "Mind if I invade?'' Ohh, look. Name tags. Adi scrawled his name onto a tag and stuck it to his robes.

The third year felt a little relieved as she'd seen she wasn't late at for Herbology & not only that but she was actually pretty early as well. But there was something different in this class, wasn't the greenhouse, wasn't the students...it was the Professor! It was a new Professor in the greenhouse...a very tall Professor.

Unsure of what had happend to Professor Bentley, she couldn't help but feel a tad confused at this new Professor, but nevertheless, she walked up to where he had been standing before giving a quick curtsy & a polite, "U-Um..G-Good morning Professor." She smiled before quickly turning to pick a table to stand behind near the middle front of the classroom. As she was preparing to write her name down on her name tag, she caught sight of her friend Zander & gave him a wave which was joined by a smile.

Sticking it to her robes, she then fussed with her hair a brief moment before standing up straight behind her desk as she waited for the new Professor to begin the lesson.

YAAAAWWWNNNN

"Why must we be herded about like livestock?" The Mistress of All Evil asked as she followed what she could only call her disloyal hoard subjects who seemed to be everywhere she was. Some might think it a coincidence they all kept ending up in the same places but she knew better. They were being herded and following her as best they could.

With a graceful walk, Maleficent practically glided into the greenhouse, an air of elegance about her as always. She came to a stop by an empty table, one she would claim for herself and forcefully remove those who tried to sit with her. Sharing wasn't something she was accustomed to and even being in this body wouldn't force this characteristic onto her. Not at all.

"We won't be here all day will we?" She asked, her attention now turned to the man by the front. "I find I have better ways to go about my day and I've never been fond of plants."

Kyroh still didn't really know how he felt about Herbology. Last year his papa had told him to be RESPECTFUL to Professor Bentley 'nd all because she was the Deputy AND because he had worked with her, he guessed. So he figured that being respectful almost meant trying to pay attention. Which he HAD. But now that Bentley was gone did that mean he didn't need to pay attention anymore?

He was still contemplating as he walked into greenhouse number four. He had just seen Maddie at breakfast but where had she-ah. She was there beside Toby.

Hm.

There was ROOM for him, but he had to CONCENTRATE in this class right? Maybe? Plants were hard. Anyways he couldn't sit next to his friends or anything.

Glancing around the rest of the room he noticed Zander, who 'course it would make SENSE to sit beside his sidekick since he had met the boy in Herbology and all, but Grayson and another girl were already beside him. Plus he was his friend TOO.

Turning to a table, Kyroh took a spot before following everyone else and writing his name down.

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No last names EITHER cause hopefully that would force the man to actually call him by his first name unlike some of the other Professors.

Oh, also-"Hello Sir!" Respectful.

His favorite subject. Herbology. Chance's face was practically like the lights on his moms muggle house at Christmas. He slipped into the classroom, and looked around for a seat. He spied one, figured, since he was early. He sat down and arranged his supplies on the desk. He opened his Herbology book. He felt like a kid in a candy store.

Looking bac up form his supplies, he realized he needed a name tag. Making one real quick he wrote,

Putting that up on his desk, he wiggled his eyebrows, ready for the class to begin.

A 9am class? Well it beats getting up at 7am that is for sure. Kace still felt sleepy but on his walk to the grounds, the chilly air helped him wake up a bit. As he made his way to the greenhouses, he noticed other students were there already. I guess he wasn't the only one coming here early. He noticed fellow puffs made it and he gave them smiles and waves. Then he noticed the new teacher and he gave him a polite nod. "Good morning Professor. How are you enjoying Hogwarts?" Kace just wanted to know how the newbie was settling in.

Then he went around and found a table empty and put his book bag down and got out a quill in the process. He needed to write his name for the new prof. He scribbled down his name,

Once he was done, he put it on the front of the desk for the new teacher to see. He hoped he pronounced his name right.

Ian strolled slowly into the opened greenhouse with his supplies. He noticed the tables set about and a few people already having claimed tables. He wasn't sure who he should hang out with, but he was sure he would find someone. He nodded to the professor and wished him a good morning. Too early to be out here. Sleeping wherever he could find a spot wasn't exactly his best choice, but it was working so far. He was pleased to enjoy the morning warmth and it was added to by the heat being held by the greenhouse.

He looked around for a table and not finding an empty one decided to go with the one person he assumed didn't care what he did, since she was a little bit cuckoo at the moment. Should be easy peasy to go claim a spot. He might have to deal with some minor insults and grating references to peasants, but he'd deal with it.

He walked up to the table with the Head Girl and grabbed a parchment without even acknowledging her presence. He assumed, based upon her recent behavior, that she wouldn't be much for small talk, so this should work out fine for him. He scribbled out his name and stuck it to his robe as he set his satchel on the ground beside the table leg.