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MadMadamMalfoy 
Phantom's yellow eyes glanced up at Cami at the sound of her name, and she gave an emphatic MEOW! Gaston laughed; that was a 'yes' if he ever heard one! "You should see the way she torments the neighbors' dogs when she's home!" he said. She'd already managed to annoy all the dog owners in their apartment complex, but her favorite targets were the two bichons in the yard next to his parents'. "Last summer she got into a lot of trouble. The lady next door came banging on the door and threatened to call the pound if Phantom didn't stop hissing and swatting at her dogs." He left out the part where the neighbor and his father got into a heated exchange because... let's just say it wasn't a civil conversation. "She had to spend the rest of the holiday in her cat carrier, and she wasn't happy about it!" He gave the back and white Persian a sidelong glance.
Gaston nodded at Cami's next words. "I think that's a great idea," he replied with a smile. He was glad the compliment had made Cami happy but even gladder to see Phantom doing something besides laying around or terrorizing Rose. "Maybe Bonsai would like to visit Phantom in my office sometime?" He looked down at the small Bengal cat to gauge his reaction to that then quickly realized how silly that was. What was he doing? The cat probably didn't understand a word he was saying...
Another nod from Gaston as Cami suggested talking to Paul about his little plant problem. Or was it a cat problem? Either way it was a good idea. "I've offered to put a protection spell around her garden, but my father won't let me," he said. He ran a hand through his hair, and his expression darkened slightly. "He doesn't much like magic..." Gaston was still petting Bonsai as he glacned at his watch; it was much later than he thought. "Merlin's beard! Is that the time?!" he exclaimed. He had to get back to his office and start grading those assignments he'd been putting off for a couple of days. "I hate to spoil the fun, but we should be going." He turned away, expecting Phantom to follow, but the little Persian clearly had no intention of leaving while she was getting a belly rub. "Phantom? Here, kitty..." Gaston pulled a small toy mouse out of his pocket and dangled it in front of the black and white cat's eyes, hoping to entice her to come along.
Ha! The way Phantom just meowed in time to her question was perfect! Camilla laughed softly giving the cat a nice rub behind her ears. Oh, my gosh though. Listening to Gaston tell about how his cat torments dogs and gotten herself into trouble of the summer was hilarious. One just couldn't stand there hearing this and not laugh.
"I'm sorry...but-but I probably would've just laughed if I were you. Look at her though, she's so well behaved here." There wasn't a problem so far as far as she herself was concerned. Then again there weren't any dogs here at the moment.
Kitty playdates would be fun. Bonsai would be kept busy and out of trouble.
"I'm sure he wouldn't at all mind where he got to play," she smiled. Bonsai lifted his head at hearing his name, tailing flicking back and forth. If there was toys he would be playing.
Ah, well that could be part of the problem there then. Camilla hoped that Paul would be able to help with the flower problem.
"Well that certainly makes things a bit more difficult but not impossible I'm sure." Glancing at Bonsai she couldn't help but smile seeing how much he was enjoying the attention. Gaston bringing up the time caught her attention and she nodded.
"We should probably be on our way as well." She laughed softly when Phantom wouldn't move to focused on getting petted. Cami stopped the petting and rose to her full height once more.
"Sorry there Phantom, I'll have more belly rubs for you next time."