SPOILER!!: ickles
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Austin only stuck his tongue out at Maddie's glare. "I know it's not your name. But it was too easy." He shrugged, and flipped around so his feet were hanging off the arm of the couch. Looking at everyone, he wished his owl could join the pet party. Were owls even allowed in the dorm rooms? He wasn't sure. Plus, Ravenclaw was currently the only one with points, and if it wasn't, Austin sure as Merlin wasn't going to get those taken away.
He turned to the boy with the toad. "Well, hey, at least you know he likes it. If he responds to it I mean." He grinned at the boy. "I'm Austin by the way." The boy never really asked him what his name was. But it didn't really matter. His name was out there, and now this boy knew his name, as well as Coop here. "Austin Moore. First year." He nodded in the boy's direction. It was great to be an actual first year. He had waited to call himself that since he learned about Hogwarts from his parents. They told him all sorts of stories about this place that he really loved. His favorite were his dad's. His dad got into a lot of crazy trouble for being such a prankster. Which was probably why he ended up in Slytherin. But they were still great stories.
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TakemetotheBurrow Maddie shrugged at his reply. It was a good enough guess AND if SHE was a toad and HER owner liked eating things that looked like her, she'd be off on her own TOO. Self preservation, y'know? "You never worry he won't come back?" The small brunette sometimes wondered what it'd be like to lose Zeus and it was scary to think about. As much as she ACTED like she didn't care, she'd be crushed cause she loved Z very much.
This boy shared and Maddie liked that. She smiled at him, a toothy one, and then took a chocolate frog. "Thanks." He was winning her over with the food, did he know? He should keep it up. UH-HUH! "I'm Maddie Cooper and it was." The eleven year old shot Austin another look and resisted the urge to stick her tongue out at him. She was a MATURE kid woman and that was beneath her.
Maddie did her best to calm Zeus by scratching between his ears gently. He seemed to like that and he stopped wriggling so much, making it easier for the first year to focus on what was being said. "Does he eat BUGS and stuff?" Flipper, of course. Though she wouldn't be surprised if Austin ate bugs TOO. Heh.
"I'll tell him. He knows I'm the boss BUT he likes to test his limits sometimes. I'll get him some food in a bit." PAUSE. "Proper food."
Easy? Stupid, more like. But then the kid was only a firstie, and Benjy had easily been like that once. He broke his previous steely gaze, and relaxed into a smile. "Something like that," Benjy replied, reaching up to catch Flipper, who he could feel was about to try for another escape. He cupped the toad easily in his hands, and stroked his back gently with his thumbs. "I'd have preferred something more toad-like, though." He sighed. "That's cousins for you though, I guess." Or brothers, given that was what he and Garrick were more likely to be confused with in all senses of the word. "And no," he addressed Maddie, "I'm not worried about him leaving. For a start, there were points where I wanted him to, and he never did...but secondly he knows I've got his laziest source of food." He chuckled.
Oh, and they were doing introductions? Cool. Lookit - seventh year, and Benjy was making friends! What a shocker. "Benjamin Barton," he returned with a smile. "Scary seventh year...Benjy for short." Because who needed three syllables when two would suffice?
The kneazle appeared more relaxed with the stroking, so Benjy cautiously let Flipper back out on to his lap and gave the toad a look.
No escaping. As for bugs, Benjy nodded. "Slugs mainly...I don't mind giving him fresh ones, but there's a food mix you can get too. Less slimy and all. He likes crickets and flies as well, but I usually leave him to catch those of his own accord."
He looked over to Austin. "You have any pets?"