Theodore, situated in the utmost center of the students, hadn't bothered to answer the first question with honesty. It would have sounded something like, "Tolearnhowtoprotectmyself, andsurvivearoundanyandallcreatures, becausetheyallkindascarememisterprofessorsirand... ermthat'samightfinesphinxpleasedon'thurtmesphinx." Yep, that would have been quite embarrassing.

No. Instead he scribbled furiously on his parchment, attempting to get his mind off of the dangerously beautiful creature that was a bit too close for comfort. Sphinxes have violent tendencies and come from Egypt.