 be curious, not judgmental
Sophie DID want to conjure her own patronus and let their otter and ferret scamper about the room together, but she had read the rules and knew better than to practice without permission. She could SEE the calculating in his eyes, too, and noted that he did not tell her she could do her own, so... she nodded back in silent understanding. She didn't FULLY catch onto his line of thinking yet, but she would. No big deal. She didn't need to show it off anyway.
As class began, Sophie settled onto the floor, her wand in her lap, and she lightly traced the carvings on the vine wood with a finger subconsciously. It was cute, the way DaBest sat on the floor with them like a child, and she appreciated how personable he was. Treated them like equals, rather than talking down to them. It was very cool of him.
The question he posed was an interesting one, and Sophie considered it while the others gave their answers. Why were they interesting to HER? Basically... well, for most of the same reasons that everyone else described. But with a raised hand, she offered her own personalized version, "It's the unfamiliar, I think. I mean... MOST of us grow up without direct contact with Dark magic, if we're lucky. There's something enticing 'bout learning about things that scare us, things that can be threatening to us - it gives us a rush, y'know? S'like Muggles with their scary movies, 'cept this is real life for us. And we wanna learn 'bout them for... well, just general curiosity reasons, but also so we know what's out there - curiosity about the world at large, really, and potential dangers... and naturally we wanna learn about these things so we know how to protect ourselves from them. That's normal. S'just human nature to have those kinds of instincts, if y'ask me."
She shrugged a bit nonchalantly. It was a pretty straightforward question, and her answer was obvious.
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