"One, two.. Okay good."
The only good thing about this first lesson was that all the students were supposed to be first years. That made things a lot easier, they would all learn the same things and not one person would feel bored because they had already gone through it a previous year. The next classes wouldn't be that easy because they were all different years and some students probably hadn't even taken Herbology before this year. Maybe she was wrong, but it was something to keep in mind when she planned her lessons.
The young professor had gone through, for the millionth time, all the trifling eggs that she assumed she would need for the lesson. She looked at her class roster, one of the students signed up, Cynthia Steel, was in her house. She supposed it was good, the girl seemed like she was rather intelligent and she knew the Slytherin would catch on fast. Not that she believed the other students wouldn't, she couldn't be biased now, could she? Maybe a little bit, but not so much that she was being completely unfair to everyone else. A good professor didn't do that sort thing.
She had a few other Slytherin students taking her class, and she remembered a couple of them from when she was still at Hogwarts. They were competent, but she knew a couple of them were just lazy. It was good to know a little about some of the students, just so things they did didn't take you by surprise.
Yumi couldn't help but be nervous about the class though. She had never been good with little kids, so to speak, so this was going to be difficult. Although, something told her it wouldn't be too hard if she just let things flow. The eggs wouldn't hatch for another two weeks, if she was correct, so she couldn't let the first years take them out of the greenhouse. She knew it would disappoint a few of them, but she couldn't risk them being killed before they were even born. She wasn't too sure if they would be given their triflings today, either, it all depended on if the class went smoothly enough. She turned to write on the board behind her quickly,
"Lesson One - Trifling Care"
They'll be here soon. Her conscience reminded her, and the ex-Slytherin stood up straight and dusted her clothes off as though they were completely dirty. This would go well, she hoped.