Phineas was naturally an early riser, mostly because he wanted to avoid the crowds in the Great Hall at meal times. Breakfast was often the only one he took in the hall itself, unless there was a special occasion for dinner he simply must be present for. Nobody could accuse him of never coming in, which was the whole reason behind attending breakfast; it simply wasn't his fault that most students were still sleeping or up in their dormitories at this point.

It was still early enough that only a few students and staff lingered in the Hall and Phineas made a beeline straight to his chair in the middle of the Staff table. He nodded at Foxwood down the way and Skeeter down the other, but the latter seemed ready to head out to his greenhouses already, which was typical. It pleased Phineas on some level to know he made the Herbology Professor still, despite his position at the school as professor instead of student.

Oblivious to the plight of his subordinate down the table, Phineas started filling his mug with tea and then began to compile his breakfast.