 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon stepped into the classroom, and noticed two things: there was a tank with a creature in it, and also they'd lose 20 points if they said the creature's name. 20? That seemed like a lot. Brandon was glad he didn't know what was in the tank, because he was immediately scared about getting in trouble for saying it. Not that Brandon struggled to keep his mouth shut. But the idea of getting in trouble always put him on his guard.
"Hello, Professor Dhruv," Brandon said politely. They intimidated him, especially when they had their arms crossed. Also this class intimidated him. Brandon was easily intimidated. He took his seat and started taking notes on the creature in the tank.
Brandon loved creatures, and could easily pick out the features of this one. But being relatively new to the wizarding world, he had barely learned about these, and didn't know what they were called. So he used a different reasoning. This was DADA class. And that was a water tank. He wrote down Water demon. Then he drew a grindylow and a kelpie, and crossed them out. not these ones. That was the best he could do, alright. The name escaped him. |