"Sorry I took so long." Ron shoved his way into the compartment, incidentally bringing Hermione in with him because of the cramped quarters. "Oh sorry. Anyway, this boy named Neville stopped me to ask about his lost toad. Don't know why he's so bothered," said Ron. "If I'd brought a toad I'd lose it as quick as I could. Mind you, I brought Scabbers. So I can't talk."
"Who is Scabbers?" Kodachi inquired as politely as she could.
"He's Percy's old rat, he is, and he's useless. He hardly ever wakes up. Percy got an owl for being made prefect, so I got Scabbers. Now where is he?" He started looking around. "He's got to be around here somewhere."
Kodachi bit her tongue. "Uhm, yes, he is. But I'm afraid..." She trailed off, keeping to polite mode was harder to keep up than you'd think. Times like this she wanted to bounce crazily off of rooftops dispensing black rose petals and laughing maniacally. It was safer. You were always sure what your reactions to that would be.
"Go on. Where is he?" Ron prompted, stopping his search to ask.
All eyes tracked to Kodachi, Hermione included.
Hecate took a long sigh and let it out, plunging on ahead. "Well, I am sorry about the toad, but how was I to guess that someone would own a rat?" She patted a second lump in her pet serpent Shirousagi to the accompaniment of wide eyes from the rest of them. "I would like to pay to replace your pet, mister Weasely, if you would give me that chance."
"Cor! Blimey!" Ron stared at the snake. "You mean that thing ate him? Oh, wait a minute. You said you'd buy me a new one, right? Can I have an owl instead?"
The young girl gymnast sighed in relief this time. "Yes, mister Weasely, I should be delighted to buy you an owl for a pet."
"Well, that's alright then." He sat back comfortably, crossing his arms behind his head. "I think a barn owl, or maybe a hoot owl. Actually, what I'd really like is a great horned owl, if that's alright, that is?"
"I should be delighted, mister Weasely." Kodachi repeated. "To get you a great horned owl."
"Oh, call me Ron. Everybody does. You make me feel like my parents or something saying 'mister Weasely' like that. That's what strangers call my dad."
"Look, I don't mean to interrupt," Hermione interrupted. "But..."
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