SPOILER!!: Olivia!
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Watson Glancing up at the Healer, she stayed silent, listening to him talk about the unbelievable stories that his older brother had shared with him too. It was nice to hear that someone had a similar experience to her. When he informed her that he was a Ravenclaw, something clicked and it all made sense. She could see him in that house. Calm, collected, brilliant. It seemed like a perfect match. She smiled. "I can't wait to experience those unbelievable events." She had always been the first to try something new. Castlebruxo? Olivia tilted her head a little as she continued patting Roscoe. "Did you ever think that you'd end up back at Hogwarts?" She wondered if that had been his game plan all along though sometimes improvisation was needed.
"That's fantastic!" Olivia beamed and had to hold herself back from chuckling a little at his question. Oh please. Did she know that show? Ha! Please, she almost knew every line to some episodes. AND she LOVED it. She had always loved the storyline and the detail put into every character. "It's a great show. I used to watch it on Sunday mornings back at home when I was the first one up," she said. Sometimes her brothers would join her. Most of the time, it would be her and Mr. Bennett as Simon was off at Hogwarts. Her jaw dropped and she gaped when he spoke about how he took his dogs to find lost witches and wizards in the mountains. That was so cool. "That's amazing! Awesome job, Roscoe and Bumi. You guys are fantastic," she said scratching between Roscoe's ears. Yes, you are fantastic. And then she realized that she hadn't even given Healer Reed any credit. Whoops! She turned to glance at him and smiled. "You're also fantastic too! Training your dogs to do such incredible things" She was fairly certain at this point that Healer Reed was a superhero with all he did.
Watching Bumi sniff her ankles made her chuckle. "Yes, I do have dogs at home. Well a dog and a Crup," she said to Bumi as if answering an unspoken question. Ah. Healer Reed had asked an actual question now. Right. "Mr. Bennet is a very affectionate Australian Shepard. He's a medium size dog that likes to slobber all over your new pair of jeans. He can be a menace at times but he's a nice one. He's also much smaller than Bumi and Roscoe ... though he doesn't believe he's that small." She chuckled. More scratches for both of them.
One thing is certain with this young lady: She is a Gryffindor. When he was eleven years old, he got fazed by some of Ryden’s stories. It didn’t help too that him and his brother have a nine year gap in between, giving Ryden full reign in scaring him to death. The fear slowly died down when River sneaked into his brother’s room during the summer months to read his used Hogwarts books. The more he knew about the school’s history, the way subjects were taught in Hogwarts, he grew more confident way before he received his acceptance letter. Ryden was quick to assume that his plan backfired...immensely.
“This school will teach you a lot of things, Miss Holden. That you can trust. More so, your life experiences in here will make you tougher and smarter.” River started, as he hugged his knees towards his chest.
“But as one of your guardians here in school, please take extra caution. There’s nothing wrong with exploring, but do not act on impulse alone.” The Healer paused, and considered his next words carefully. Although Olivia is a Gryffindor, he didn’t want to scare the young lady.
“I’d hate to see you in a hospital bed completely incapacitated.” Although he’s a skilled Healer, he hates seeing young people get hurt.
“Hmm.” River looked away and towards the trees across the field as he considered Olivia’s question.
“Honestly, no. I have always pictured myself working for the Ministry doing full-scale rescue missions. But then again, maybe that’s not my fate.” He said shrugging.
“It’s not so bad returning to Hogwarts, in all honesty. I’ve missed this place...and I know I am privileged to be able to return and give something to back to my second home.” He said, giving Olivia a grin. “
How about you though? Have you figured out what career path you will take after Hogwarts?” It might be too early to ask Miss Holden this question, but then again, he was curious. Merlin knows what kids these days want to become in the future.
The Healer simply watched the young lady interact with his dogs, and nodded her way in appreciation.
“Thank you, Miss Holden.” He said as he reached out for Bumi and fixed his harness.
“Might as well give all the credit to these two. They are easy to train to be honest, making me question why their original owners wanted them gone.” Muggles...and mankind in general. Merlin. What is wrong with their society these days?
“An Australian Shepherd? Those are good for rescue missions too, did you know?” he asked as Bumi scuttled towards him and decided to sprawl on his lap.
“And it looks like you’ve got an alpha male back at home. Small dog, big personality...” Whereas for Bumi and Roscoe...well, they’re just a pair of oversized babies on a regular day to be honest.