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Originally Posted by
hermione23
Septimus entered the courtyard and took in a breath of fresh air. He spotted a bench with only one person on it and moved to sit down.
"Hi," he said, eyeing the small pygmy puff in the girl's bag, which looked as though it were ready to jump out at him any minute. "Mind if I sit here with you?"
Harper's humming stopped abruptly as someone sat down next to her on the bench. She turned, tilting her head at the stranger.
"Hello there," she smiled cheerfully.
"Oh not at all, I'd be utterly and absolutely abundantly delighted." She bounced up and down in place for a moment.
"I'm Harper, by the way. Harper Crickette. Annnnnddd this here -" she poked at the pygmy puff.
"...is Pretzel. He likes to get lost."
Harper gave Pretzel a warning glare. He'd better not try anything in the midst of new company.