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HJPotter 
"Yes, i got these when we first met, at my great-grandmother's funeral. He'd burst into flames and i was maybe 3 or 4 so i ran up to the ashes and pulled him from them, He rose from them a baby bird so he could fit in the palm of my hand and was hot to the touch so he burned me, and ever since then he's been my friend." Maxwell said with a smile.
"Wow," Tayla said, the smile still not leaving her face.
"Just...wow. He's beautiful, Max," she said for the millionth time. Remembering what Maxwell had said at the beginning, she suddenly looked at him and said,
"I'm sorry about your great-grandmother. I know you were still little but...I'm sorry anyway." Tayla had lost her grandfather three years ago and still felt sad about it sometimes. She loved her grandfather dearly.
"Since you introduced me to your pet, I should introduce you to mine, too. Just a minute. I'll go check if she's near..." Tayla stood and quickly ran up the girl's dormitory. After a few minutes, she came back down. There was a tawny owl perched on her arm.
"This is Marigold," Tayla began.
"I got her when I was a first year. I named her Marigold because of the distinct golden feather she has right here." Tayla showed Maxwell what she meant. She let Marigold lift up her left wing, making the golden feather glint.
"I also have a chocolate retriever named Cadbury, but he's back in the Muggle world, with my parents and little sister."