serenity

Maddison is working in a greenhouse, surrounded by rows of potted plants and lush foliage. The air inside the greenhouse is humid and warm, creating a comfortable environment for the plants to thrive. The sound of rustling leaves and twittering birds outside suggests that the greenhouse is located in a quiet and peaceful area, likely in a garden or park. The soft, natural light filters through the glass walls and ceiling of the greenhouse, providing ample sunlight for the plants. The earthy scent of soil and growing plants fills the air, adding to the sensory experience of being surrounded by nature. Maddie enjoyed the tranquil feeling in the greenhouse as she hummed a tune. Maddison, with her long, wavy blonde hair cascading down her back, worked quietly in the greenhouse, her slender fingers deftly repotting the delicate ditany. She wore a faded green gardening apron over her simple blue t-shirt and jeans, her outfit practical and unassuming. As she carefully transferred each plant to its new home, her focus was intense and unwavering. The gentle rustle of leaves and the occasional twittering of birds outside provided a soothing background to her work, as she lost herself in the peaceful rhythm of tending to the plants.
Maddie had needed some time away from the castle, secluded with her own thoughts. With the end of the year approaching the professors were being extra stringent with their class work. This was taking a bit of a toll on Maddie, it could be stressful. Her whole future would be decided based on these grades. If they weren’t good enough she’d never be able to get any job she thought was worth having.

A barely audible hum of some classical melody was heard only by the flora and fauna that lived on them. Muggle studies have shown that plant growth is stimulated by sound waves going so far insinuate that they even have music preferences. 'Liebestraum No. 3' will have to do for them today as it was Froggy's favourite. As he reached out to caress a particularly aesthetic variegated broad leaf, an amused chuckled escaped between his hummed notes. Despite loving and admiring the plants for their beauty and properties, he never could quite understand their needs as well as the needs of a properly brewed potion. He never had that green thumb, except for today of course. Noticing it for the first time, it was dyed an emerald green and the irony was not lost on him.

The reprieve of his own hummed song allowed the peaceful sounds of the greenhouse to stimulate his mind, breaking the daydream that encapsulated him. The rustling of leaves provided by a faint breeze, the faint hum of music, the sweet songs of birds and the chirps of tiny insects. Froggy took a couple of steps before jolting to a stop. His brow furled before looking around and espying a young lady tending to seedlings and saplings. Suddenly feeling quite awkward for potentially disturbing someone's work, Froggy smoothed his robes with both hands in a futile attempt to soothe his startled feelings. Pushing his heavy, thick lensed glasses back up on to their rightful place on the bridge of his nose, Froggy unnecessarily loudly cleared his throat. He quickly brought up his right arm in an awkward, stiff but silent greeting.

Maddie had been lost in her own thoughts, enjoying a moment of solitude in the bustling Hogwarts. Suddenly, a sound jolted her out of her reverie and she jumped, startled by the unexpected noise. As she turned to investigate, she saw a fellow student standing nearby. She recognized him as Froggy, but didn't want to assume and so refrained from calling him by name.

"Hi there," Maddie said with a warm smile, extending her hand in greeting. "I'm Maddie, nice to meet you." She brushed off her hands on her jeans, trying to remove some of the dirt that had accumulated on them.

"How are you doing?" she asked, genuinely interested in getting to know her fellow Hogwarts student.

Hesitating for a brief moment the Froggy's frozen muscles thawed under Maddie's warm smile and friendly greeting. A thousand answers ran through his mind. He was happy when he thought he was alone, he was appalled when he thought he could startle someone by accident and he was confused trying to figure out how brew his latest experiment. He felt a lot of things all at once, but of course nobody really wants to know all that as instantaneously as he thought it.

"I'm well. Hello Maddie, I'm sorry if I disturbed you." Froggy mumbled as he took her hand. "I sometimes wander around her looking for inspiration. The plants tend to be my muses. I've seen you around but I don't think we've officially met before." He blurted still shaking her hand. "Of course we haven't we both would have remembered that. Ohmigosh. I'm apologize. My manners have been stolen by some gneasselsnix. I'm called Froggy"

He gave a toothless closed mouth smile after his rambling, making his Froggy moniker obvious. That smile quickly faded into a look of fear has he slowly stopped shaking her hand. He took her hand in both of his and set it down gently at her side, all the while inaudibly saying something that had the tone of an apology.

"This is Dittany, I think,"

He paused looking for Maddie to engage and relieve all of the tension he built up for himself. He, of course knew it was but was embarrassed by his own introduction.

Froggy looked down at his shoes, red in the face. "I best be going now. I believe I am already late for my tutoring lesson and I don't want to make them wait. It really was nice meeting you and I'm truly sorry to have disturbed you." Froggy stammered out quickly. His eyes stared at the floor. His left arm fidgeted with his right sleeve nervously. His voice quivered ever so slightly and it was off pitched.

Froggy spun on his heel and took the most direct route to the exit without waiting for a response. His gaze never left the ground five feet in advance. 'Why couldn't it just have been empty today?' he thought. He thought about his project and bee-lined it back to library. 'At least I can stave off conversation for a while and recover from this embarrassment. Devil's Snare could maybe work...'