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AlwaysSnapesGirl 
Penelope, actually, had never really been to the duck pond much in all her time at Hogwarts. The ducks were cute, of course, and the pond was nice, but it just didn't strike her as a place to visit constantly. There were other places that were much more interesting to her. But it was starting to get closer to winter, which meant cold, and she felt like taking a stroll around the grounds before all semblance of warm weather vanished completely. This stroll led her to the duck pond eventually.
Now what? Stare at the ducks since there wasn't any bread or move on to some place else or...talk to that Ravenclaw over there eyeing the ducks?
Yeah, sure, why not.
"You like ducks?" Yeah, that seemed like a good conversation starter.
‘Hmm?’, she mused, tracking down the source of the voice. She eventually managed to spot another girl. She looked kind of familiar, but the seventh year couldn’t figure out what her name was. But anyway- Wasn’t she a Gryffindor? Gwen was almost sure about that.
Oh. She still hadn’t answered the question.
‘Umm... not really’ Erm. ‘I mean, they’re alright. Just not my favourites’ Yeah, the ducks were alright but she was not a big fan. She preferred cats. And dogs.
‘Do you?’ ‘Have we met before?’, she finally asked. It was true, she was AWFUL at remembering names, but she did remember the people she had met. So anyway- just asking.