Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office

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The first thing that anyone would notice when walking into Nancy McLoughlin’s office was that it was covered in plants, the second being that every plant pot had a name written on it ranging from Alfred to Timber. There was not a single surface that did not have at least one plant on it. There were even hanging baskets in the windows. The desk was rather organized other than the succulent plants stacked on top of the organizer containers, two comfortable looking chairs sitting on either side of the desk. A few bookshelves lined the opened areas along with walls of the room, each of them filled with books and plants. The tops of the bookshelves were home to multiple trailing plants, each already making their way down the front and sides of the shelves. Students would notice that the shelves closest to the door were filled with common books like 'Encyclopedia of Toadstools,’ ‘Magical Drafts and Potions,’ and ‘Goshawk’s Guide to Herbology.’ The books on the shelves behind the desk were different though, these books looked clearly worn and more like journals than actual published books. If a student would ask, Nancy would explain that those were all of her journals, the oldest being from when she was eight years old.

A corkboard was attached to one section of the wall, pinned to it were pictures of Nancy with her family and friends, as well as important newspaper articles. Under the corkboard was a couch, shoved between two of the full bookshelves. This area was for students to come and sit if they needed to study with help from the female professor if classes were not in session. The couch was rather old, dirt stains here and there on the cushions, but it was still just as comfortable. Students would occasionally need to remove a vine of Ivy to be able to sit down though.

Nancy’s office was attached to the first greenhouse, which houses the safest of the plant. Three glass panes and a single glass door was the only thing separating the nice and cozy office to the humid air of the greenhouse. Potted plants climbed up the outside of the windows, blocking a bit of the view but still allowing plenty of natural light into the cozy office. Anyone looking into the office would only be able to see the tops of the bookshelves and anyone standing up.

Behind the desk, on the far side of the office was an oak door. This door led to Nancy’s bedroom. A majority of the time the door was kept closed, keeping her private life in her own space, but on occasion the door would be left open allowing any visitors to see that there were just as many plants in the small bedroom as their were in the office.

Anyone wanting to visit the Herbology professor would first come across a sign on the outside of the office door, telling everyone to knock before entering. Upon entering, they would find the young woman caring for one of her many plants or sitting at her desk, scribbling something down in a journal or sheet of paper. Anyone walking into the office would be greeted with a smile and a “What can I do for you today?”
This is for short IC interactions between your character and the Herbology Professor. Answers to homework will not be give as that is an OOC system and anyone wanting to do a longer IC interaction is welcome to owl me and ask to do a thread.

Office Rules
Only one student is allowed in the office at a time, please check the top of this post to see whether the office is available or not

Site Rules still apply, so the 200 wc minimum is still required. Please do not godmod Professor McLoughlin other than what is describe above. If you break the site rules I will owl you and ask that your post be edited within 48 hours or it will be deleted

If a post a student does not respond within a month, the office is considered open again and a new student may join

Please be considerate to others, other people may want to interact with in the thread so I may ask for an interaction to be moved to a private thread if it becomes too long.

Thank you everyone and I hope you all enjoy

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
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Maybe besides being a generally kind-hearted, well-intentioned, open, and friendly student when other people are not mean to her, one other reason Rita was sorted into Hufflepuff is that she has that natural fascination towards plants and animals, either magical or non-magical. Due to her muggle-born background, the Second Year Hufflepuff with short black hair had limited knowledge of magical plants and animals, but she is always eager to learn more. She had already learned some knowledge of magical creatures from her friend @Daphne Sapphirus, and she decided that the best way to learn more about magical plants is to visit the Herbology professor`s office and ask the professor for some help. Speaking of the Herbology professor, their beloved professor, Tuesday Irons, had stepped down the role last December, and now the person in charge of the rule was a young and somewhat beautiful women called Nancy McLoughlin. The Second Year Hufflepuff was not very familiar with Ms. McLoughlin, so maybe a visit to her office was a good way to get to know the professor better.

So, there the Second Year Hufflepuff was, in the herbology professor`s office. When Rita walked into the office, she was immediately amazed by the variety of plants decoration there. Seeing Ms. McLoughlin sitting on her desk, the Second Year Hufflepuff waved to the herbology professor with a friendly smile, "Hi, Ms. McLoughlin! Sorry to disturb you! I`m wondering if I could come here and pay a look to some of your plants and maybe you can introduce me to some of them?Hope you don`t mind that, I`ll be very careful not to hurt myself or your plants!"
Interacting with: @Nancy McLoughlin
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Nancy smiled at the students that had walked into her office. She did not know the names of most of her students, but she was slowly getting there. What made Nancy even happier was that the girl seemed to actually be interested in the plants, the woman had met quite a few students who absolutely hated that class and did not want to get their hands dirty.

"Oh, no worries. Rita, correct?" Nancy did not want to seem like a fool and not know her students names, but it was not something she was good at and was slowly getting better with. "Would you like to start off by looking at the plants in here, or we can start off with some of the plants out in the greenhouse? The plants in here are mostly mundane ones, nothing that special about them sadly." The blonde loved all of her plants like they were children, but she did have a soft spot for the magical ones more than the mundane ones. Yes, she had Jeff the Venus Fly Trap but he was really the exception to her favoritism.

Slowly standing up from her desk, Nancy looked around the room, plants hanging off of and sitting on every possible surface. Maybe she did have a bit of a problem when it came to her plants.
@Rita Su

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
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Rita also showed a friendly smile when Ms. McLoughlin smiled at the Second Year Hufflepuff as the Herbology professor replied. "Ms. McLoughlin really seems to be a nice professor, hopefully I can form a good relationship with her and don`t cause any trouble in the green house." The Hufflepuff with short black hair thought, before opening up her mouth to speak, "Yeah, my name is Rita. It`s OK, I know you have to remember the name of a lot of students. And you mean the plants in the green house would be more interesting? I agree to that, since I believe they are the magical ones. So, I suppose in that sense, going into the green house to see the more interesting plants there would be better. Could we go to the green house now? I promise I will be careful with the magical plants there!"

After Rita finished her speech, the Second Year Hufflepuff smiled and waited for the Herbology professor to reply as she watched the professor got up and began to look after the plants in her room. The Hufflepuff also began to pay a closer look to the plants in the office while she was waiting for the professor to reply, and she had to admit there were a lot of them, and a wide variety of them. "Ms. McLoughlin must have to pay a lot of effort to look after the plants here, cos there are so many of them!" The black-haired Hufflepuff thought as she was paying a closer look to the wide range of plants in Ms. McLoughlin`s office while she waited for the professor to reply and determine the next step.
Interacting with: @Nancy McLoughlin
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Sorry for the late reply, I took an extended period of hiatus due to family issues.

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Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
This is being continued in a separate thread.
Office is now OPEN

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
Cassie is always passionate for Herbology, she thinks this is a nice subject for students to be careful and learn a lot about Herbs. She never finds Herbology boring, it is just so exciting for her.

Today, she wants to visit the professor to learn some more about the herbs. She hopes this can help her perform even better in classes and in her homework.

She carefully tidies her robe and scarf and walks towards the greenhouses. She is heading towards the first greenhouse, which professor Nancy McLoughlin states that she will usually be in. It is also the place for first years to learn Herbology.

She is now standing in front of the first greenhouse. Through the glass walls, she can see that professor Nancy McLoughlin is inside with all her plants. She knocks on the door and waits patiently.

Her heart is pounding. What will professor McLoughlin think of her? Disturbing her work? Coming just for fun? That's not good. She hopes that her visit will leave a good impression on professor McLoughlin, an impression of a smart, curious Ravenclaw girl named Cassie who loves studying and Herbology.

She is waiting, waiting for the permission to enter Professor McLoughlin's office.
@Nancy McLoughlin

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Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
Nancy had been working with some of the plants in the first greenhouse, Emrys weaving his way between the plants when she heard a knock on the door. Glancing up in confusing, a soft smile formed on her face at the sight of one of her students. She remembered the girl was a first year, but she could not remember what house the girl was in. Although what house she was in did not really matter in the end because their house did not define who they were in the end. "Come in, come in. You don't need to knock to come into the greenhouse." Quickly she set down the plant that she had been holding, making sure it was safely set away from the edge of the table she was at. The blonde did not want something accidentally getting knocked onto the floor because it was too close to the edge of the table.

"What can I help you with today?" She questioned, wiping some soil off of her hands and onto the apron that she was wearing. It was not something that she wore often, especially while teaching classes, but it came in handy on days like today where she was too lazy to walk and get everything she needed and could just carry it around with her instead.
@Cassie Jiang

PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
Herbology Professor of Herbology's Office
Cassie walks inside after the professor allowed her in. 'Hello professor!' she says with a warm smile. 'I am Cassie Jiang, a first year Ravenclaw! Actually, the main purpose of my visit to your office contains two parts. Firstly, I wonder if I can help you professor, in any way. Perhaps I can help you collect some herbs? Or something else? Secondly, I just wish if I can learn some extra Herbology as I am helping. I have all Os in Herbology, but I just love this subject so much that I wish I can somehow learn some more.'

Cassie looks around the room. Professor Nancy McLoughlin is wearing an apron, with dirt on it and on her hands. She can see that she has been working on her plants. She is a great professor, for Cassie. For she is very interested in Herbology.

Cassie waits. Will professor Nancy McLoughlin agree? Or will she reject Cassie's offer? Will Cassie actually get to learn some more Herbology? Or will it just be plain work? How long will she stay here? Or perhaps she will be invited back once again in the future? She doesn't know, The answer lays in the response of the professor.

Sorry for the delay
@Nancy McLoughlin

Wisdom in the mind, Charm in the spirit.
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