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HE KNEW IT!
The professor couldn't fool him with the whole wait and see routine professors, and adults in general really, always seemed so keen on doing to build up suspense or something. It was like shaking a present on Christmas morning and KNOWING based on the sound what was in but having mum and dad neither confirming nor denying your suspicion. On this was WAY better than unwrapping some paper and seeing a dark peacock blue overcoat neatly folded in a box and THAT was saying something.
Derf's eyes were aaaaaaaaall on the professor's phoenix, completely awestruck because this was the closest he had actually come to seeing one in person. Like...liiiiiiiike...he could just reach out and touch it if he REALLY wanted to.
"That's-s-s a clever name, professor," the Hufflepuff noted, half listening to the answers his classmates were given - information of which he already knew like the back of his hand really. Ash...phoenix's reborn from ashes...it was clever. "They share a trait with diricawls...the ability to disappear and reappear...only phoenixes-s-s do s-s-so in burs-s-sts of flame...KIND OF like how we travel by magical flame while flowing...only a phoenix can travel with a witch or wizard by poofing with their flames..." He nodded, adding on to what Etta said. "Does-s-s this-s mean you can apparate in and out of Hogwarts-s, profes-s-sor?"
Listened to the magical bird's song, Derf was reminded that the song of a phoenix struck fear in the hearts of the impure...which was a thought he just so happened to have juuuuuuuuuust as he looked towards Cameron and saw him looking...uneasy.
.........................GASP!
Some had already mentioned the song...so Derf was going to elaborate a bit...while staring at Cameron.
"Their s-song is-s-s psychological in nature...s-s-since it can either give s-strength and hope to those it sings for OR stir up feelings-s that are either repressed or have been ignored in the heart of s-someone truly evil. Looks-s-s like right now As-s-sh is-s-s singing for YOU, profes-ss-sor...so I reckon you were feeling kinda nervous-s and uns-sure teaching today s-so Ash is-s-s helping you out." He paused a moment to think some more on this. "This-s-s kinda implies-s-s that a phoenix is-s-s too pure and can't EVER be us-s-sed for evil," he added with some enthusiastic nodding - but still totally staring at you Cameron! "The Phoenix Lament is S-S-SUPER powerful form of phoenix song... and can touch the s-s-soul."
Which had nothing REALLY to do with fire...which the professor had hinted at being the focus of the lesson...using fire magic in a special way. But he had sort of talked about that too.
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