Hogwarts After Harry discussion

Here is where Herbology takes place; the Greenhouses.

- Enter Ruben -

Ruben sat down and opened his book straight away. Herbology wasn't his strong point, and he liked to be prepared for the lesson to come.

Cathleen was practically skipping with happiness when she entered the greenhouses. With a smile, she said hello to the Herbology teacher and sat down, opening to textbook. She'd always loved Herbology, and it was one of her strongest subjects.

Ruben looked across the greenhouse at another student. "Hi, Cathleen," he said.

"Hi, Ruben," Cathleen said with a wide smile, brushing her hair behind her ear. "How're you doin'?"

"I'm fine, thanks. Are you looking forward to the first day of lessons?" Ruben wondered, organising his desk.

"I always do," Cathleen said with a smile. "I dunno.. I've always been the kind of person who's loved school. But that's me."

Ruben nodded. "Yes, me too. I miss my parents and pets, but I love Hogwarts. It's where I belong," he replied, suddenly falling into a daydream about his younger days at Hogwarts.

"Yeah, me too..." Cathleen sighed, remembering her first Herbology lesson. "I'm just glad we don't have to go through all of the horrible things that our parents had to go through while they were here, you know?"

Ruben nodded his agreement. "I do know. My parents tell me, sometimes, about the battle and things. Do yours?" he questioned.

"Yeah, they do..." Cathleen let the sentence drift off into silence. "How was your summer? Have any fun?"

Ruben nodded. "It was OK. Mum and Dad took us to see our Gran in Ireland, so that was fun. How was yours?" He asked.

"Busy, busy, busy. We went and toured around the U.S. for a few weeks, which was kinda interesting. I wish that I could've gone to Ireland, though," Cathleen said with a shy smile. "I've always wanted to go. What was it like?"

,"I'm sure your Dad will bring you some day," Ruben assured her. After all, her Dad is Irish.
"It was good. We saw lots of countryside, but also landmarks and shopping centres. Nothing as big as the U.S., though," he admitted.
"Places like the Spire, The Giant's Causeway, the Blarney Stone...and some traditional Irish food and music," he added, trying to make his explanation as detailed as possible.
"We stayed for ten days to travel around."

"Cool!" Cathleen said with a wide smile.

"It was enjoable," he said with a grin.

- Enter Leonie -

Leonie smiled to the Herbology teacher and sat down beside Cathleen. She wondered what they will do by her favorite subject, so she asked Cathleen: 'Hey, Catleen! What are we doing today by Herbology?'

"Oh hi, Leonie!" Ruben said to her. "It'll be an interesting lesson, what with your father teaching it and all," she added with a smile.

''True, I don't think he'll disappoint us. Only he refused to tell me what we're going to do today!'' Leonie said with a sigh. After that she looked hopefully to her dad, but he only smiled mysteriously.

"Well, don't feel dissapointed. We'll find out soon enough; as soon as some others arrive, Professor Longbottom should definately begin," Ruben assured her.

((I will be roleplaying Neville - but I think I will wait for a while to see if any more members will create a character. :) ))

Cathleen smiled in greeting to Leonie. "I think we might be doing Mandrakes today. I passed by your dad talking to another professor, I forget whom, saying that a shipment of Mandrakes arrived yesterday, I think."