Tristan clasped his hands together and made a swing for his orange friend. Aristotle curiously climbed into the young boy's hands and squealed in delight as he was gently rocked back and forth.

Doing an awkward jerky motion to indicate that he was raising his hand to answer Professor Williamson's question, Tristan answered, "Well they're magical creatures. And girls seem to like them. And they sort of resemble overly fuzzy hamsters." The fact that he was participating in class through speaking was rare. However, the fact that Tristan was giving an honest "I-have-no-idea-what-I'm-talking-about-so-I'm-just-going-to-say-something" answer was even more unexpected. Well how's that for crazy?