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Hera 
Toby was cute. So darn cute, even with the way he was staring around her office, all bright and cheerful. Could she keep him? She was sure Aron would like him... and Derf too. He'd have a play... no... no... no kidnapping students.
"Yes, you did exceptionally well," Seren agreed, nodding. His performance and attitude toward the subject had been uplifting to say the least. Happy accidents and all. She could respect that.
"Well it sounds like you've got yourself a plan there, and I admire you for your committment." Honestly though, why was this boy not a Ravenclaw? Or better yet, a Gryffindor? Was it too late to ask the hat to resort him?
... Mmmm.
"Honestly, any additional reading you do for the subject will be beneficial to an extent, but real success comes from practice. Utilise the gardens and greenhouses and you'll be very successful in Herbology." She had hopes for this one, it wasn't every day you found natural skill like this.
"Though I'm sure the library would have some records on previous test papers, you could get a feel for what the O.W.L's and N.E.W.T's are like," even with them being so far in the future.
Was it possible for Toby's grin to stretch any wider? He didn't know, but he felt himself grin even more. Someone, and a senior member of staff at that, telling him they admired him for hwat he was doing and his commitment or whatever? High praise indeed.
"Thank you Professor!"
Right yes. Advice. Tobias listened eagerly, no danger of getting distracted now. When Professor Bentley mentioned the greenhouses, he glanced for a split second through the window and nodded his head. Gardens and greenhouses. NO PROBLEM. That actually sounded pretty fun as WELL as useful, y'know? Nodnodnod.
And THEN she suggested the past papers and stuff, and Toby's eyes widened, more in wonder than anything else. As though past OWL and NEWT papers were on the same level as wall to wall stacks of Fizzing Whizbees or something.
"That's brilliant! I'd never considered that, before." He drummed his fingers on either side of the seat of the chair he was sitting on.
"D'you think the librarian would help me find them?"
So basically, reading was good, getting in some practice in the greenhouses and around the Herbology section of the school would, on top of that, be even more helpful, and the library might have some old exam papers so Toby could see what kind of theory stuff people had done on the past.
"That's brilliant," he said again, still smiling.
"That's super helpful, thank you so much!" So now in return he would do as he intended and try his super hardest in Herbology, since he seemed to take to it so well.