Aboli's response made Noah all mushy soft. He wore the stupidest UwU smile on his face that he immediately wiped off when he thought he heard Professor W mumble something. Unfortunately the Seventh Year had not caught what he had said but if he had, he would have offered W a grateful nod and grin.

Class had not even begun when Aboli asked a question. W had replied but Noah suddenly felt a presence close to them. He noticed Aboli's posture and instinctively leaned closer to her to protect her whilst paying attention in class. He wasn't going to let any harm come to her though he was confident that she could handle any trouble that came her way. After all perhaps he was just the arm candy? He placed a hand on Aboli's arm momentarily to remind her that he was with her before being distracted by Professor W's question.

Cockatrice. He smirked. Say that three times fast, he wanted to whisper to Aboli. He refrained from doing so because mad creepy vibes from the blokes behind Aboli... So he instead focused on an answer he could offer. "Avoid direct eye contact with the creature...? Doesn't the Cockatrice have the ability to kill something just from a single look?"