"I don't mind at all." He didn't have much of a preference, he would love any one of them. He watched as... Miss Summers was it?... held the large rock. It was rather large, and she was rather small. But she was probably a first or second year, so she still had time to grow. He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked down at Pebbles. It was cute how she was on her little leash, being pulled along behind the professor. The boy waved to her.

While the exchange was going down, Austin looked around at the gathering. There were a few house elves, and almost every professor. There were students as well, all eating and talking. Hopefully not at the same time. His stomach growled, asking for more food. So he obliged, and grabbed a piece of bacon off his plate. He was never this excited to eat breakfast. Maybe because it was outside.



When he had finished his piece of bacon, a girl, about her age, came up to them. She seemed to also know about the pet rocks. Did she have one? Or was she here to adopt one too? "That's my plan." He grabbed another piece of bacon, dragged it through the syrup that had dripped from the pancakes, and took a bite. This both satisfied his hunger, and gave him an excuse not to talk much. He wasn't exactly a social butterfly, although he was trying.