Curt nodded to Vannah as there was no sign of Dusty at all, and sighed at her explanation. "Ah I see." he said with a smile, digging in to his food. He didn't exactly have a snack on the Express so his stomach was basically eating itself now.

Out of the side of his eye, Curt saw an animal scamper from the left and run right under to where Vannah was. Leaning up in his seat a little bit, he tried to catch a glimse of what it was. Finally realizing it was a dog, Curt smiled. "Ah, looks like someone's dog is loose." he said with a laugh, sitting back down because he didn't want to walk around the whole entire Hufflepuff table to go pet it. "I wonder whose it is." Curt said, looking around the Great Hall to see if anyone was searching for a lost pet.

The whole pet subject reminded Curt of something else, something he had been meaning to say to Vannah. The little black kitten that he and his sister had rescued in Godric's Hollow was snug in the common room, and he was sure that Vannah would love her. "Oh, and just wait until we get back into the common room. There someone that wants to meet you." he said with a wry smile, taking a sip from his pumpkin juice.