So, if it's alright with you [@Themerlinhawk], Paulina is one of the more popular and well-known girls at the academy. I have a few reasons for this.

1. There was the whole lead-into-gold incident I mentioned in my first post

2. Her interest in creating a database of powers means that she talks to a lot of students and faculty

3. She's also just one of the generally nicer and likeable people there