::Care Of Magical Creatures Lesson 1: Kneazles::

[edwardandrews]

Edward sighed as he finished getting everything ready for his first lesson of the year. Dark brown eyes glanced around quickly, making sure that everything was in perfect order before allowing a small pleased smile to cross his features. Everything would turn out perfectly, of that the man was absolutely sure.

His eyes glanced to the Kneazles that he would be using for his lesson. Normally the first lesson of the year would be unicorns, and their fowls, however Edward felt that he would rather be catious and observe his students, and make sure that they were ready to handle such a creature before giving them a chance to observe, and interact with such gentle, and easily startled animals.

Much to the professor's relief, the felines were not causing any trouble at all.They were all munching on the food that he had given them, some of them purring rather loudly as they ate.

A small chuckle left his throat as he felt something rub up against his leg. Glancing down, he smiled and picked up one of the ones that he had found to be particularly needy and held it in his arms, gently petting it. Another laugh left his throat as the cat cuddled up against his chest and purred loudly before seemingly falling asleep in his arms, much to the professor's great amusement.

After a few moments the professor sighed when he heard footsteps approaching him. Gently setting the sleeping cat down and taking a quick last minute count of the animals, making sure that none of them had wandered off in the small moment of his distraction. After counting, and counting again, the professor gave a sastified nod, before turning around to face the students that had gathered.

"Welcome everyone. I'm sure all of you know which class that this is, but I shall go ahead and announce it on the off chance that some of you are in the wrong place." Here he paused, and observed each and everyone of his students, a small smirk appearing when his eyes landed on the face of his younger brother.

"This is the Care of Magical Creatures class. I am professor Andrews, and I will be teaching the class for the year. Today's lesson shall be on Kneazles and how to properly befriend, and take care of them."

A small smile crossed his face as he glanced at the creatures that had made their way to the class. Some of them boldly went up to certain students, rubbing up against their legs and purring, obviously wanting to be held. Others stood by the professor, wearily watching the students who had 'intruded' on their 'territory'.

" If any of you know what Kneazles are, please give me a brief description. The first one to do so correctly, and in the most detail shall have ten points given to their house as a reward."

[shava44444]

While not the best student in the world, Cern always did show up to class on time at the very least, though his note taking left something to be desired. His mind however was not on his lesson, but the fact he was sure his sister was practically dating a Slytherin and he didn't want to let her. Selfish maybe, but he was sure the boy was out to break her heart, find a way to bed her and leave her somewhere. The fact she kept talking to him and he would see her with him occasionally drove him up the wall. Vinect Silvermoon was not to be trusted! Look at what he had done to Ravenclaw's quidditch team last year!

And he thought he could get at Hufflepuff the same way? Not with Cern's sister!

Unfortunately his sister was older and he had no way of protecting her from the young man. She simply kept refusing his advice and telling him he was wrong. He did not realize yet his behavior was driving her more towards Vin then he was separating them, as if he was some forbidden fruit she was not to touch. Arriving in class it was a minute before he realized what he was seeing which seemed to be cats! However considering the class itself, he had to assume these were not ordinary cats and that was the clue he needed to guess their origin.

"Morning Professor," he said as he paused in the entrance to the clearing then headed in. Not getting too close, he did bend down into a squat and watched them eating, a safe distance away but not too far. They had cats on the farm for the barns and they always loved attention, something Cern gave them whenever he saw them. And somehow that made him get singled out for attention amongst other cats when he went places. He was curious to see if that was true with Kneazles as well. As the professor began to speak, one of them did come right up to him and begin boldly pushing against his hand which he obligingly began rubbing their head with to the purring appreciation of the animal.

[shava4]

``Genevieve Slade Burke

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THE SOUND OF ROLLIN' DICE TO ME
is music in the air, although I don't play fair,
IT'S MUCH MORE FUN WITH LIVES ON THE LINE

Her feelings about classes were okay, but her run in with her music teacher yesterday had really spiked up her attention for Professor's attentions. Unfortunately her Creatures class (one she preferred the subject in and studied compared to some she felt not worth her time) had a teacher whose ethnicity she didn't care for. He seemed okay overall and not as nasty as those who had done horrible things to her father, but his culture she felt was very wrong and cruelly based. Especially considering what they did to women even now! Gene was, however, not a person who was good at separating out the different types of asian cultures and thus could not tell the difference between Chinese and Koreans, for instance, and thus often jumped to a wrong conclusion.

It was one of several flaws of hers.

While not a friend or fan of many creatures, Genevieve had to admit that if something warm and furry wanted to crawl into her bed late on a cold winter's night she wouldn't be rushed top push it away. She far preferred, however, birds to other creatures. So when she entered the area and saw the furry balls of ego, she smiled, but got no closer, staying back behind the Hufflepuff who immediately squatted, putting his ass tight in his jeans. She found this far more interesting to look at (and admire a bit she would admit) before the teacher spoke. She raised her hand and waited for permission to speak and answer before she spoke.

"Kneazles are a superior magical creature to muggle cats known for their high intelligence, similar features to lions, and being very perceptive of people's intentions." One of them came over and sat in front of her looking up as if asking for attention which she ignored. It waved it's tail back and forth as she spoke, clearly waiting for her to acknowledge it's presence. "They have different breeds and can interbreed with cats and I think they have a warning level with the Ministry..." Her gaze fell down to the one in front of her and quickly away again. The Kneazle, not bored with her inattentions, continued to stare at her as if to say it had all day and she would give in...

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Xayden leisurely made his way to his Care of Magical Creatures class. He was still partly early, and he wasn't really in any rush to get to the class too early. When he actually did arrive however; he was partly surprised to see other students already there. There was a guy from Hufflepuff that had squatted over and was in the process of petting what appeared to be an overgrown cat. Another one of those cats were sitting in front of a girl from Gryffindor, obviously wanting her to pay attention to it.

Xayden's brow rose as he glanced from the cats to Edward, and back to the cats again. He had gone from training, and keeping dragons to playing with kittens? Never mind the fact that this was a Care of Magical Creatures class, and that the cats were more than likely a lot more dangerous than they seemed; the picture of the older man cuddling and petting a cat was just too funny. A small snicker left his lips, try as he might to hide it he knew that he had been heard by at least Edward ( if the dirty look that he had received from him was anything to go by) and he didn't even try to hide his laughter this time.

" Welcome back to Hogwarts Eddie." He rolled his eyes as some people stared, and some people gasped at such a casual usage of the man's name. Honestly, they both had the same last name, and they were both burman ( which wasn't exactly the most common ethnicity around these parts) one would think that they would have been able to make the connection. He knew that rumors were immediately going to be spread around, judging by the kinds of stares, and the rapid whispering that he heard going around the class, and out of pity for his brother he decided to end them now.

" Or should I say welcome back big brother?" He winced slightly as the words left his mouth, they made him sound much younger than he actually was, or that he had a brother complex or something. But after seeing the relieved smile of gratitude that Edward gave him in return, he decided that it was all worth it.

After that little scene happened, class soon began . Xayden had found out from the girl that had answered Edward's question that these creatures were called Kneazles, that they were very intelligent, and had very good judgement in character.

Xayden watched as one of the Kneazles made their way over to him. He kneeled down, and offered his hand for the feline to inspect, smiling when the cat seemed to mewl in approval, and walk closer to him. Xayden gently picked up the cat, and stood back up. He began to gently pet it, and chuckled when the cat purred in approval.

Yes; he happened to have a very soft spot in his heart for felines, and judging by the loud purring that was coming from the creature in his arms; it didn't mind one bit.

[matthiasojanpera]

Matthias made his way to his class with a rather dark scowl on his face. He had seen just who it was that would be teaching the class, and had almost instantly regretted signing up to take the class. The professor was none other than Edward Andrews, the older brother of his current infatuation.

The one person who he couldn't stand, the one person on earth who he shared a mutual hatred with now had a position of power over him, something that he knew that the midget of a professor would definately be taking advantage of during the school year.

As he walked in, his bad mood faded away almost instantly as he saw Xayden standing by himself in the back. A smirk made it's way on his face and he made his way over to Xayden. He pressed his body against Xayden's back, and wrapped his arms around him in a one sided hug. His face pressed into Xayden's back, and he inhaled deeply, a sigh of happiness leaving his lips and the scent filled his senses.

A giggle left his lips as Xayden tensed up, and tried to move away from him. His big eyes narrowed slightly, and his grip on the man tightened. Xayden wasn't going to be going anywhere. He frowned as he heard a certain hissing sound coming from Xayden's arms and placed his chin on the man's shoulder, peering down at a cat that was glaring up at him as if it wanted nothing better than to use the young fin's face as a scratching post. A small, twisted smile made it's way on the boy's face.

" He's mine. Get your own man you pathetic flea bitten mongrel." He smirked as the cat began to swish it's tail, and it's hissing grew even louder, to the point where some of the students began to stare at the pair. After a few moments with the crazy fin and the angry cat continuing their stare off, the cat had finally had enough. It jumped out of Xayden's arms and ran off to the professoer, yowling and hissing as if someone had doused it in cold water.

Matthias could only watch in slight horror as the damn cat interupted the professor as he spoke. He watched as the professor paused, and took the cat in his arms, gently petting it, and mumuring soft words into it's fur and calming the creature before glancing in the direction in which it had come from. Matthias could see the confusion on his face as he looked at the both of them, at first only seeing Xayden standing there. However after a moment's observation, his eyes landed on Matthias, and understanding instantly flashed in his dark irisis.

Matthias was given a smirk, and a dark look that could have easily made even the most fearless of people wet themselves. He almost instantly knew that he was about to recieve the harshest punishment that the professor could think of, and with another glance at the professor's rather evil facial expression, that he was going to be absolutely miserable.

[makototakashi]

A pair of dark eyes watched their surroundings quietly, the boy that they belonged to standing quietly towards the back. A small smile crossed the pair of pale pink lips as he watched the professor lovingly cradle and pet the animal in his arms. This would be his second time in this class, and he couldn't help but smile at how gentle the professor was being with the Kneazles. They were small, and cute creatures that held something special deep inside of them. They were gentle, yet they were also very strong when they wanted to be. Seeing the full grown Kneazle mewling, and purring as if it were a new born kitten as it played with the professor made his heart feel light, and it made him glad that he had come to class early.

The happy moment between the man and the feline would soon end as the cat fell asleep in the other man's arms. He watched as professor Andrews set I down as if it was a new born infant, and his smile grew. He turned as he heard someone speak to the professor, and gave a small smile when he saw who it was. It was a fellow Hufflepuff that he had seen around campus various times. He could recognize his face, but could not recall if he had ever been told what the boy's name was. He knew that he was either older or younger than the boy, as he could not recall ever sharing a class with him before now.

His thoughts, and attention were torn from the boy as a girl from the Gryffindor house walked in soon after the boy had. He watched as she smiled at the cats that seemed to be swarming around the students before lowering her gaze to something else, something that Makoto could not see as it was out of his range of vision. It must have been something very nice, he could see the girl smiling from all the way where he was standing.

Again his gaze was torn away from her as someone else entered the room. This time it was someone that he actually knew.His friend Xayden Andrews. He couldn't help but laugh quietly at Xayden's reactions to what was going on, the man honestly was funny at times. He chuckled quietly when he saw Xayden pick up a cat that had been begging for attention, and proceed to spoil the cat with what it wanted. He gave a small smile as he saw Xayden look at him, and shyly returned a wave that Xayden had given to him. It was nice to see that Xayden again after a long summer of not being able to see each other. He had been about to go and talk to Xayden, but he froze in his spot when he saw a pair of arms wrap around the man. At first glance, Makoto had thought that they had belonged to Xayden's new friend Marius, but a moment later he noticed that that was not the case.

The Japanese male's face grew pale as he saw that the person holding onto Xayden was none other than the crazy boy that shared his house. Matthias Ojanpera. His brow furrowed and he bit at his lip in anxiousness as he watched the scenes unfold. Watched as Matthias all but clung onto the man, watched as he angered the cat that they were supposed to be befriending, and watched as the professor gave the blond a look that rivaled the looks of the monsters that he recalled seeing as a child. This was not going to turn out well for the fin; that much was obvious.

[shava4]

``Genevieve Slade Burke

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THE SOUND OF ROLLIN' DICE TO ME
is music in the air, although I don't play fair,
IT'S MUCH MORE FUN WITH LIVES ON THE LINE

As she waited the Professor's answer, several things occurred, one after the other. First was the fact she realized her stare at the Hufflepuff ass was probably going to be noticed and she shifted her gaze away, a glance around. In this way she could not avoid the fact the other was giving her the stare and a patient one at that. She frowned down at the little creature with it's own air of superiority, trying to make her break. "Stop staring," she whispered at it, wishing it would stop and leave her be.

The Keazle didn't give in.

Next was some idiot who actively sought to upset one of the creatures and she felt like edging away quickly, putting the huffleass between her and the Keezle. It worked in getting her father away from ground zero, but the one that had chosen her out walked over closer and put two paws on her shoe, looking up. Gene sighed. "Freaking smart ass, huh? Why me?" Not having grown up any different, she spoke directly to most animals, believing in their own intelligence.

There were few times when the creatures gave her the idea they had understood her perfectly well.

Another glance around and she squatted down putting out a hand palm up in peace offering. "Look, I'll do this this once, got it? I'm a bird person and you're like the enemy in a way. Well, it feels like a betrayal at least, furball..." She didn't say it hurtful, but the Keezle bared it's teeth and then rubbed against her arm, giving her heads. A look that said she would regret this later flashed across her face before she slowly began to rub the furry one's head, appalled at being out-willed by one of the little things...

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[jasmine]

Care of Magical Creatures. Oh, it was her favorite class. She arrived as soon as she was able and when she saw the kneazles, she felt a surge of warmth through her. She adored animals and couldn't help but reach down and stroke one of the creatures, who rolled over onto its back in order to receive the gentle caress of her fingernails through the fur. The Gryffindor girl answered the question about kneazles fairly quickly, but she felt words bubbling up as if to add information about them. "If kneazles are not interbred with another species, then they have a XXX classification within the Ministry. Kneazles can interbreed with normal cats, and generally have up to eight kittens in every litter. Plus, their hair can be used as wand cores. They're great pets for magical folk because they can usually sense a bad person." She was notorious for getting O's in this class.

Did all of that just come out of her mouth? She started turning pink again and turned her attention back to the creature who now held her hand betwixt large paws and kept it planted firmly upon its belly, purring loudly. She glanced upward, shyly. The book on magical creatures she had read from cover to cover and back again, only to repeat it a third time.

All the people in class had so many reactions to the kneazles, and it was interesting to see how they were perceived. Most were petted, as they desired, others looked upon with disdain. This one seemed to be particularly absorbed in keeping all of her attention. As her nails grazed over its belly she looked in the other direction and saw Cern, offering him a warm smile with still pink cheeks from embarrassing herself.

[Deleted]

The Demetriou twins made their way to the edge of the Forbidden forest wanting nothing more than to get to their Care of Magical creatures class without any type of problem. Artemis's sharp brown eyes were locked on the ground, and his hand was tightly grasping his sister's. The first day of class never failed to make the boy nervous. He knew that people viewed him as an outcast because of his looks. He winced as he heard the whispers, and felt the stares on his back. Tears started to build up in his eyes, only to stop when he felt something squeezing his hand.

He looked up, and felt almost instantly relieved as he met the calming gaze of his sister. A smile played itself across his lips as she tore her gaze away from his, before sending an icy glare to the ones that had been talkig away, instantly shutting them up. She then pulled him away, quickly leading him towards their shared class. Only to be met with the sight of what seemed to be cats strolling around as if they owned the area.

Artemis couldn't stop the smile from breaking out amongst his face as one of the creatures approached him. He gently removed his hand from Luna's, before bending down to pet the creature.

" Aren't they cute little things?" A small laugh passed his throat as the feline rubbed up against him, and smiling he gathered the creature in his arms, before standing up. Gently petting the creature and cooing sweet nothings into it's ear, he was almost completely blind to the events that were going on around him.

He was torn from his thoughts when he heard a very angry yowl from an upset cat, and his eyes immediately glanced at the scene that was going on. There was a very scary looking blond boy, and a very annoyed looking black haired boy that the blond boy was clinging onto. An angry Kneazle ran up to the professor, effectively interrupting the professor's lecture.


All was silent in the class as the professor scooped up the enraged Kneazle, and did his best to calm the animal down. When that was finally accomplished, he turned to the blond boy and gave him a look that sent shivers down the boy's spine. His hand immediately moved to grasp his sister's again. His hand gently tugged hers, almost instantly grabbing her attention.

" M-Maybe taking this class was a mistake nee-nee."

[Deleted]

After scaring off the scum that had been making her brother uncomfortable, and dragging him off to their class the young woman just didn't know what to expect.

She had heard that they would be receiving a new Care Of Magical Creatures professor this year and yet, for some strange reason, she could not recall ever seeing the man at the feast that took place at the very beginning of the year. (Granted, she had been a bit preoccupied with her brother, making sure that he ate a big meal that was filled with nutrients so that his immune system would stay strong, and there was a good chance that she had just overlooked the male, not that she'd ever admit to something like that of course) As a result, she wasn't quite sure just what to expect.

Needless to say she was not expecting to see Kneazles wandering around all over the area as if they owned the place. She felt her brother release her hand and glanced down, almost smiling when she saw him petting, and spoiling the feline as if it was a child. When she felt something pawing at her leg she glanced down, her brow rising slightly as her ice-blue eyes met the mischievous eyes of one of the Kneazles.

Usually most animals did not like her ( with Eden, and rabbits for some strange reason being the only exception.) so it was great hesitation that Luna bent down to gently pet the animal shaking her head in slight wonder as she was rewarded with for her efforts with a rather loud purr.

It would of course be that one time in which chaos chose to unleash itself. One of the idiotic Hufflepuffs would piss off one of the felines in some way, which would result in the professor being interupted and judging by the look on the professor's face, he was NOT pleased.

It was rather obvious to anyone that was there that he ( and quite possibly the entire Hufflepuff house as well) was about to be severely punished, something that caused the young woman to smirk very slightly before turning to comfort her now shaken twin.

If nothing else this class was certainly going to be interesting.

[shava44444]

Distracted by the animal, he didn't notice the others arriving until the other boy made one of them spitting mad. It was almost comical how both he and the Keazle getting rubbings from him turned and looked at the same time, same way, Cern with a frown. There was a certain way you treated magical creatures and he was embarrassed that it was someone from his house being a nasty person. Overall most Hufflepuffs did pretty good with creatures and plants, but there was always an exception somewhere. One Lion even moved around behind him to put more distance between herself and the incident.

Having missed Burke's answer while paying attention to the Keazle, his head swung back as his new (Even mentally he wondered if he dared say it) girlfriend spoke up and then blushed, apparently for no reason he could see. Wow, she did that a lot! Feeling like he should be encouraging, Cern stepped over next to her and caught her eye along the way to smile back and nod. When he was next to her he caught up her free hand and gave it a brief squeeze of affection. "Good job!" he whispered softly so as to not disturb what was happening.

His task done (and having moved close to her in the meantime), Cern moved over to put himself between her and the disturbance, though he didn't leave her side for a second. Hearing a yowl of demand, he glance down and saw the same one he had been rubbing, pushing head against his leg as if annoyed he had stopped and demanding a continuation. "Jeeze sorry! I only moved over for a second..." He bent down and quickly began to rub this one's head again to a quick returning purr. Now it was his turn to blush slightly, something his sister would have loved a picture of.

[edwardandrews]

He was pleased at the number of the gathering students in the area. True his class wasn't as large as others but it still pleased him that there were a good number of students that were still taking the class. It seemed like all was going well as most of the students had taken a liking to the creatures, and none of the felines had acted up yet. Of course, there were a few students who tried to ignore the cats, which caused the professor to laugh quietly to himself.

Kneazles were creatures that were known to be very stubborn, and cunning. They would not stop until they either got what they wanted, or until they lost interest in whatever they were doing, and moved onto the next thing.

He nodded as his question was answered by the young Gryffindor, Genevieve Burke.

"Excellent description Miss. Burke. Ten points to Griffindor." He paused as a Hufflepuff added quite a bit of extra information to the previous answer that had been given. Impressed, he flashed the girl a small, quick smile.

" Five points to Hufflepuff as well. "

He was impressed by his class so far, they really seemed to know some of the information needed, and he hadn't even asked them to read the book first. He was torn out of his thoughts when he heard someone calling him by his first name, turning around with his eyes narrowed he paused when he saw his little brother Xayden standing there with one of the smugest grins on his face. A sigh escaped his lips, and his hand immediately went to rub at his forehead. This year had just gotten much more stressful.

"Excellent. Now as you may have gotten from those two answers given by your classmates, Kneazles can be quite dangerous when they are angered. While they are usually very calm and have a mild temperment for the most part, It does take an experienced hand to safely deal with them when something has bothered them to the point of anger, so I do not recomend doing so unless you would like to risk losing a limb or getting seriously injured. Now on that note, these are still fairly young, so while they're not as dangerous as they would be as adults I still do not reccomend making them angr-"

He never got to finish his explanation as he was interupted by a rather angry yowl, and hissing as a pissed off Kneazle made it's way back to him. A frustrated sigh and a few quiet curses made their way out of his mouth as he immediately stepped forward, snatching up the angry feline quickly before it managed to make it's way to an innocent student. He spent the next moment calming down the angry creature before glancing in the direction the creature had come from.

Confusion hit him for a moment for at first he had only seen his younger brother Xayden in that direction, and he knew that Xayden wasn't capable of being cruel to animals. After a minute he finally saw the person behind Xayden, and his eyes narrowed. It was none other than Matthias Ojanpera, the very bane of his exsistance.

....and now he had a good reason to punish him...

" Mister Ojanpera not only have you interrupted my class, you have upset one of the creatures that you are supposed to be learning about, something that not only I, but two of your classmates gave you a clear warning not to do. Detention for a week, and twenty points taken from Hufflepuff for your insolence."

He felt bad for the two other Hufflepuffs that were in his class, but that boy had to be taught a lesson. Something that he was more than willing to do.

" Now where were we before the interruption, class?"

[jasmine]

The angry yowling and hissing almost wounded her, who would be so mean to a knea- Oh, no. Why did he have to be here? She'd have to pull double time to neutralize that.

When the Professor had rewarded her with 5 points, she had smiled warmly, excited for a moment. But, the idiot from her house had managed to lose all of her points and moreso. A flustered expression crossed her face and she looked at Cern in earnest. This was going to be a very long and aggrivating class, wasn't it?

"You were discussing making them...angry...Professor. These are fairly young kneazles and not as dangerous as adults and you were recommending not making them mad...sir." Lili looked apologetically to the offended kneazle that made its way to her and rubbed along her leg, glaring at Matthais with a look that screamed he would have ripped off his arm like a doll's from its socket. A hand reached down and she softly stroked its face, and she looked at it with a soft frown, "I'm sorry if he hurt you...you didn't deserve that." She scooped up the creature and supported his weight against her as he rested his chin on her shoulder contentedly.

Respect was given and received in turn. If she had to put Matthais in a bloody body bind to prevent him from hurting the animals in this class, she would.

[Bella Walsh]

'There's always a bully.' From where Bella stood, in the shadowy place that the trees had graciously blocked the light from falling, she could spot all of them in one glance. First, the sheer idiot (she refused to admit she was in the same house) that angered the creature, and then the group of people that had started laughing at the Ravenclaw boy. Those people still shot glances, despite his sister's cold and indifferent stare. No one ever really stopped being like that, they just grew sneaky and more clever in their abuse.

In her arms, was nestled a large striped kneazle with red eyes that purred contentedly, and looked up at her before licking its rough tongue across the soft skin of her cheek. Then, she laughed. "Oh! Don't lick me! That tickles!" The kneazle had apparently found its amusement from her laughter and set in on licking her happily. She forgot for a moment that people were around and couldn't quit laughing.

There was a snickering in the crowd. 'Only kisses you'll ever get. Freak.' The whisper did not go unnoticed, and the kneazle growled protectively, staring at the people outside of the shady trees. She stopped laughing when the creature stopped licking her, and green eyes turned downward. When she looked up through her lashes, she appeared almost austere and scarily like the portrait of Lady Ravenclaw in the school and the sounds stopped.

She wanted to hear what the Professor said, her mind soaking in all of the information that it could from the distance.

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Lips drew tense and thin, where normally they were sensuous and plump, they took on an aspect of anger that was evident in the slightest narrowing of a gaze, the crinkle of a delicate nose. Distaste was something that was always worn with an expressive sense of both the obvious and the understated. If one knew her, they would have been well aware that the tiniest facial differences were enough to denote the smoldering anger just under the surface. Much the way that pressure built beneath a magma chamber prior to eruption, she was still as death. A back was rigid and straight, legs drawn together at the knee so that they could take on the semblance of being crossed. In her lap was one of the young kneazles. Normally, felines were exceptionally territorial, especially females, and so she had worried that the scent of Calvin would deter the creatures from approaching. She had been pleasantly surprised to find out that it was quite the opposite. Perhaps they were fond of her because they could tell that she took very good care of her own pet.

Regardless, she was seated there and was seemingly both calm and composed with her long, slender digits working through fur. Her nails were polished and lacquered so that they were strong and healthy, which the kneazle giving her attention seemed to greatly appreciate. Strokes were long and careful as she watched Gryffindor get ten points, then Hufflepuff gain five, and then ultimately lose twenty when a member of her own house was rude enough to upset one of the creatures. She was annoyed, voices buzzing around in her head like static flies as she replayed different parts of the conversation over. It disgusted her that someone would go out of their way to hurt one of the little darlings, especially when they were in their formative years, still developing. Second; pissing off kneazles wasn't particularly smart one way or the other. It was the intellectual equivalent of walking onto a werewolf's land and pissing on a tree - perhaps not quite so deadly in the possible outcome, but equally daft. Third; she was not impressed that her house had lost points, especially when Care for Magical Creatures happened to be a place wherein she was so gifted. With any luck, the prefects would make his life miserable for him. Even if they didn't, she wasn't about to say anything in the middle of class and cause further disruption. But you could bet your bottom dollar, she'd be having a talk with Mr. Matthias once they got to their commons.

Deciding it would be far better to focus on the positive for the moment, she offered Liliane a smile, even as the kneazle in her lap twisted onto his back to expose a soft, furry little stomach. She couldn't help but chuckle to that, her voice naturally lyrical, but devoid of the girlishness of youth for which one might expect. It was a throaty sound that carried softly through the crowd, and perhaps she should have been just a little bit more worried that she was interrupting class, but she wasn't. They were there to learn about magical creatures, and she was doing just that. Lesson #1: Kneazles like having their bellies rubbed. Her hand slid to slowly caress along its abdomen, feeling a steady vibration of purring while a cheek brushed back and forth over her thigh. Digits lazily slid upwards to note the bone structure of rib and chest, only to slip along a throat, and sluggishly work scent glands just under cheeks. Calvin would be grumpy when she got back to her dorm, but he would survive, and she was having fun. "They seem awfully easy to appease, isn't that right?" He asked first to the rest of the class, and then to the little one tucked against her form.