At his explanation Sisse nodded politely. It made sense but was certainly not a project she’d want to undertake for the subject of her own paper. He was right though, it was much more preferable to study in the greenhouses than the library. Especially as lately Sisse had had a rash of bad luck and weird incidents in the library. Between the fainting book and Mr. Blackwall’s potion she had actually begun to prefer doing her schoolwork anywhere but the library no matter what her mother suggested.

“It certainly is. The greenhouses are so open and so..” She paused looking for the right adjective, glancing at the blooms beside her that she had been sketching she finished impulsively with, “Beautiful. I mean there are flowers and blooming things everywhere.” Not that she actually liked herbology, but she was grateful for the greenhouses.