 WE FOUND HARRI'S TOAD *with permission from Tazzie* @ everyone astronomizzle ♧ gryffinDORK | & the rest is drag ♣ #badluckDerf
Thankfully the discombobulation about not helping with the first year boats like he was used to had not lasted TOO long - about the walk from the dock back to Hogsmeade station had done it mostly. Taking the other fork in the road leading to the carriages, things had been smooth sailing until he spotted a rather peculiar looking toad hopping its way along the walls of the castle. Peculiar in that...it seemed lost. It was a behavioral state, really. So while his fellow prefects and Chloe manned up the rest of the student body - and the new groundskeeper the first years, of course - Derf trudged off on a bit of a misadventure of his own and would explain the muddied state of his shoes and trouser bottoms.
BUT, he had the toad. Just he was a hair behind schedule but had not missed the speech so he wasn't all THAT behind. Just, you know, leaving a track of mud in his wake. But he was being mindful enough to apply cleaning charms (thanks Simon) behind him while he walked so those would not remain. And he would tend to his on appearance once he sat down. Being covered in mud was normal for the Hufflepuff and he, well, he didn't really think must of it.
Oh hey! Bel was saving him a seat like she had mentioned she would before the meeting in the prefect compartment had adjured. Ace. He offered a small appreciative smile as he approached.
"Evening Hufflepuffs!" Derf greeted cheerfully as he slipped into his seat, making sure he made eye contact with everyone - it was really nice to see everyone back and, well, looking mostly refreshed from what he could tell. "Anyone know anyone who happened to loose a toad?" And eh lifted his hands, caked in mud, up to display the amphibian who then let out a rather robust CROOOOOOOOOAK.
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