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Neko-Jade 
"Wow. A Butler is a real person? That's really cool. Is that a muggle thing then? Are you half or muggleborn? Can you tell me more about muggle things?" Basil gave up all pretenses about blood-status because he was so excited by the prospect of learning about muggle things. He had always wanted to learn about muggles, but his family has strictly shut down that idea saying it wasn't proper (in rather less polite words than that). This, of course, had only sparked Basil's curiosity about muggles more, so he was floored by the prospect of finally having someone to tell him about them.
"My name really isn't creative at all though, they just followed some silly unwritten rules about how they should name me so they didn't actually have to put effort into it." Dranking some more juice, Basil continued, "so does that mean muggles don't have naming traditions, then?" He wanted to ask all sorts of questions about muggles, but he restrained himself knowing that he needed to make this friendship secure first.
"I have a cat, but my mum wouldn't let me bring him to school with me. I think magical cats are somehow able to get out of the common rooms and go do their own things when their owners aren't around. Otherwise there would probably be a lot of cat fights in the common rooms, don't you think?" Basil mused about this for a second and took a bite of his food while steeling himself to ask his real question. The most important question. "Do you by any chance want to be my study partner? You can say no if you hate me or something, don't worry. Nevermind. Sorry." Basil. Shut up. Stop talking. what are you thinking?! There goes you're only chance at a friend.
"I'm muggleborn, so I don't really know about magical things very much. It was a little embarrassing when I went to Diagon Alley to get my wand...I started talking to the measuring tape because it moved....but it wasn't actually alive." Kat blushed a little, chuckling to herself.
"Of course you can ask me about muggle things, but only if I can ask you about magical things." Kat was excited to make a friend who would know about the magical world and it's plethora of strange items.
"Some muggles have naming traditions, but usually it's only very rich families, or very proud families. I have no idea where my name comes from...I think my parents just really liked cats...so they named me Kat."
Kat was dumbfounded at the prospect of magical cats.
Wait, wait, wait...even cats can use magic? I'd better be sure to get a magical cat, if I end up getting a cat. But what if my cat is better at magic than me...maybe it wouldn't listen to me at all...not that cats really ever do."
When Basil asked Kat to be his study partner, she turned bright red, almost as red as her hair.
I wanna be his study partner, but how do I respond to him without sounding too desperate... "I-um, I'd love to be your study partner!" Uugh, way to screw that up... Kat smiled at Basil, trying to keep herself from turning into a tomato.
"And no, I don't hate you! Not at all, you dork!" She punched Basil playfully on the arm.
Getting up from the bench and stretching, Kat tapped Basil on the shoulder.
"Should we go explore the castle a bit? I'm getting a bit stiff just sitting here."