It was the first Care of Magical Creatures lesson of the year and Ewan was pretty psyched for it. A new teacher, a new school year and hopefully no detentions this year. Heading down from the Great Hall after lunch on his own as he owned no cat (Not with Kingsley in the house), he reached the fenced area with plenty of time to spare, eager to learn.

Figuring that the obstacle course in front of them was for the cats or kneazles, he wandered over into the throng of the giant cats and waited for one to approach him, giving the professor a nod and a pleasant ”Good afternoon Professor. How’s your day been?” as he did so. After last year, he’d decided to make a little extra effort to be that extra bit pleasant and approachable. He didn’t want to leave Hogwarts with a bad reputation.

After a minute or two, the giant prefect bent down and outstretched his hand towards a jet black Kneazle with a friendly smile. ”Hey there little guy” He had to admit, he kind of liked the little fellow. After all, he’d wandered over to him despite the fact that he was a giant in comparison.

Standing up with a smile as the Kneazle nuzzled against his legs, he flashed a few smiles to some of the students he knew before heading towards Chloe ”Hey, what’s up assassin?” flashing her a grin now as he nudged her gently. He didn’t want to send her flying after all, even if it had been amusing when he’d done it in the summer. Not wanting to seem too rude, he also flashed a polite smile and nod towards the guy (Curtis) on her other side ”Hey, What’s up?” not really looking for an answer but you know, it was polite.