Merlin he hated paint, he hated anything that could cause a mess. So knowing the students were int he classroom with paint put Julien on edge, but he had a purpose. Maybe he should have had Ansley step in and teach this lesson. That made so much more sense then him doing it. He could appreciate art as long as he wasn't near it while it was being made. He stayed in his office away from the finger painting and while he was in there he imagined how much of a mess the room would be. Someone would probably try to splatter it on the walls or something. He could envision points being taken and detention most likely.

When it was finally time to go in Julien took a deep breath and stepped in. His brow raised to the cleanliness of the room. Yes, he was impressed. He was also impressed to see Daxton and Blaise. They both got nods of approval. He was glad they were there, he was glad everyone was there. "Good afternoon. If you could please stop painting." With a flick of the wand there were towels moving towards each of them. "Use these to clean up your hands." No paint on your robes!

"Charms is something that truly can make our lives easier in so many ways, but to know how much easier it is you have to first remember how hard it was without magic. Some of you just started to learn back in September while others of you have been doing it for years so it is easy to forget what it was like to not have it." They were reminded every summer, but hew as making a point. "The first thing we do as children when it comes to art is finger paint, which you are doing here. The next step is usually picking up crayons or a paint brush to use. " He looked at all of them as he spoke. His eyes hitting his own horrid picture for a second before he vanished it away.

"I want you to take a moment, you can use the finger painting, crayons, or paint brush and actually make something. A stick figure, a fish, anything you would like. Go ahead and take five minutes."