Violet had been going through the pile of books on the table next to her, furious scribbling down notes in her History of Magic notebook. But she wanted to be sure she was on the right track before she wasted too much time. She waited until Professor Scabior wasn't busy with another student, then took up her notebook to ask him.

Professor Scabior, I was planning to do my project on a wizard named Aesalon Falco, but I wasn't sure if he was suitable for this project. I didn't know much about him before I started doing this research, but--is he the sort of 'little person' you meant? Or is he too famous?" And she held out her notebook for the professor to view.