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littledhampir "No," Hayden said in response to the question. She also shook her head too, maybe for emphasis but mostly just because. "I didn't bring anything. No pets, at least." Her grandma had a cranky old cat but Hayden had never had any pets growing up and she hadn't gotten one to take to Hogwarts with her. She didn't mind it much because she was used to not having them.
"Sort of." No, not sort of. "I mean, yes. But she was probably kidding." There probably weren't any first years in cages hidden somewhere in the Hufflepuff common room. Probably. "Um no I didn't. I mostly just hid behind a barrel." Hayden was not one to tell people to shove off as Lex put it. Hiding was more her style. "I don't remember her name, I think it starts with an L. She's the Huflepuff prefect." Lex would certainly know who she was talking about.
No pets? Bummer, though it didn't seem to be too much a problem for the girl. Just another fact of life, she didn't have a pet and it wasn't the end of the world. It was a little hard to imagine for Lex. Felix had been with her since the start of her first year and even though he didn't do a bloody thing he was told for YEARS she still couldn't imagine not having him around.
"Let's say for arguments sake, you do get a pet, what would you take? I'd like a thestral or a baby nundu but for practicality sake kneazles are brilliant." And she meant that both as a compliment to their personality and a compliment to their intelligence. People had often told her he was too smart for his own good.
Alexa did everything not to laugh at the image of the kid hiding behind a barrel. In the end she allowed an amused smile. Lucky to have barrels wasn't she? The lion Common Room had no such things. Poor ickles but it toughened them up she liked to think.
"Hmm...Hufflepuff Prefect and it's a girl. Definitely Elodie. Good you never told her to shove off, it's very likely she does have a cage." Only a small exaggeration but Elodie might as well have a cage with the way she could get.
"I doubt she'd lock you in a cage though, she's more creative than that." So nothing to
really worry about, right? Right.