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Honestly, Maxton, Derf was right there with you when it came to trees. Or, well, he was a little LESS there with you now thanks to the aid of a few bowtruckles helping him come to terms with plants in general. But still...he felt the Slytherin prefect's answer was a valid one even if the headmaster seemed a bit...not so much to think so.
..........this headmaster had a peculiar sense of humor and Derf was not entirely sure if it was refreshing or not. Discourage from breaking their necks? Okay then...er...right. What had the question been again?
Hanging back a bit in the group, the Hufflepuff was not particularly keen on having to keep his wand holstered. He felt particularly vulnerable when it was, well, it FELT like they were being lead towards an encounter of some sort. Just like they had been with the Red Caps last term. And the painful irony being that they were following the lantern holding headmaster towards...a creature that likewise held a lantern and used said lantern offensively.
It was more than a little unsettling.
"Hinkypunks have a rather deceptive looking sort of appearance...but then again their whole existence is that," Derf began once it was his turn to speak. "I always thought they resembled kinda ethereal looking wisps of light and smoke, so it can sorta make them hard to distinguish in thick fogs and mist like you often see in bogs and stuff. Pretty nifty sort of camouflage I reckon...or would be if it weren't for their lanterns..." Cut a very pointed look towards the one the headmaster was holding. "They're impish...and I suppose their main threat is their lantern...fireballs and all...so I reckon that would be the first thing I would aim for. Disarming them of that....I mean...if I got close enough to one...otherwise if I saw a sea of moving lanterns....certainly wouldn't move towards them..."
Only he totally and completely would just for the chance to see a hinkypunk in its natural habitat.
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