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Every once in a while, Lily had glanced down to make sure the froglets were still okay, considering she hadn’t ever taken the terrarium outside of her dorm before now. The movement might have scared them, but they looked okay. They were still climbing the little branches and everything that were inside, replicas of the ones in Marius and Cosette’s terrarium, just kind of slowly. She might need to check on the temperature soon, but hopefully it would last until she’d gotten Tag to choose which one he wanted.
“Well, Austin said he’d take them, but I told him he could have the ones I didn’t find other homes for,” she admitted. She wasn’t going to make her boyfriend look after half a dozen frogs just for her. “I haven’t really asked a lot of people though. There’s been so much else going on lately, you know?” Snow inside the Great Hall and things like that. She couldn’t wait for that to end so they could see the sun again. Feel the sun, even. Anything but the freezing cold that was getting annoying. “Oh, I know Alec!,” she replied brightly as the former Hufflepuff head boy had been mentioned. “Maybe, but we should probably ask first. If it was even possible to ask right now.” Cue frown. Another reason she was tired of the weather.
She’d nodded as Tag had finally pointed out which frog he wanted. “Okay,” she said, shifting her hold to lower a finger inside so the chosen froglet could climb on. They’d need to make the transfer fast, so it didn’t freeze. “I’m sure it’ll be okay. Might climb the walls of the container for awhile, but it shouldn’t be hard to get other stuff for it to climb. Maybe Professor Bentley could give you some branches or something.” She couldn’t remember if he’d been in the bonsai Herbology lesson, but then, he probably wouldn’t want to put his tree in the container anyway. She wasn’t about to let the frogs climb her elm. The elm might think they were fairies and try to eat them. “Yep. At least it’s easier to keep them warm than it is us.” The frogs were a lot smaller, after all.
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That's nice of him, though. I don't think many people have frogs as pets. Let alone have a couple to look after." said Tag. They weren't the typical pet, of course. Took more maintenance, and care to look over. The blonde though, should've seen that type of answer coming, but he didn't. So he nodded, after thinking through what Lily had said. "
Of course. I'm pretty sure the corridors are mostly always deserted now. I know I stay cooped up in the common room or my dorm, and only come out of my house when necessary." He said. But, at least Lily had gotten a hopeful Tag in wanting a frog for his own. The way Lily had reacted to hearing Alec's name made Tag smile. He'd missed him, clearly, and he hadn't heard his name for quite some time, from anyone really, so how happy Lily sounded to hear of Alec made Tag happy too. "
I think asking would be appreciated. I don't know how I'd take a random pet from a friend, though." Tag said laughing quietly. Though Alec would probably not hesitate to take the frog for his own. "
Besides, his flat, and his dad's house is probably a zoo, I think they have more than enough pets."
Almost like Tag. Currently three at home, one in Tag's dorm at the moment and one to be Tag's newest pet in a couple of minutes time.
There came more listening and nodding from Tag. "
Yeah, I forgot I could go to Bentley about this." said Tag. "
Thank you for reminding me though, of Bentley perhaps being able to help with the actual environment, I hadn't thought about that until this very moment." And now that he remembered, it wouldn't slip his mind so easily. He could also go to Thompson again, though he didn't want to bother his Professor over this more. "
True." Tag agreed on the keeping the frogs warm part. "
But, they have to be monitored a bit more as well, with this 'weather' their water could freeze up rather quickly." A hot air charm would be needed at all times until this was all over.
He watched Lily retrieve the frog Tag had picked out, and he quickly, but carefully gave the frog a little nudge off from her finger, and helped it get inside the matchbox. There, now froggy was almost safe. Tag got his wand out from his holster and performed a hot air charm, not too much though. He didn't want the frog to be burning up in there.
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Now, for a name." Tag laughed. He'd actually never named any of his pets so this would be a first. And he wouldn't mess it up.