Kurumi's thoughts were distracted when the professor began talking about what creatures were currently within his care and she squeaked at the mention of winged horses. Next to dragons those were here favorites - well, anything winged was appealing to her - but winged horses had a more personal connection to her now that she knew her father had been a member of the rock band the Winged Horsemen. "You wouldn't happen to be keeping any Aethonan here, would you professor?" Kurumi asked with a rather hopeful smile.

This.Man's.Hands.Were.NOT.Warm.

Walnut's tail was swishing back and forth furiously now and his eyes were so narrow that it was almost as if they were not opened at all. And he did NOT like being stood up on his hind legs like one of those inferior human creatures. Cats had four legs for a reason and he intended to use them even if his were about half the size of a normal cat's

His eyes followed the man's stick thing which was not as lovely as the one his mistress had as he summoned a bowl, filled it with water, and then set the bowl on the desk. Nonfiltered water? Pfft. Not interested dude.

Kurumi narrowed her eyes at her cat and felt like she needed to apologize for his...lack of manners? "Walnut, don't be rude," she scolded. "Mother bought him for me at a local pet shop back home in Japan and brought him home to me as a gift before going to Hogwarts and he has always been...rather selective..."