Flattery? Adi arched an eyebrow. He wasn't flattering the woman. Nope, he believed in paying a complement whenever it was deserved. But he let that slide. "You're welcome, Professor.'' He could see she was pleased by that hint of a smile that she was giving him.

The boy followed Bellaire as she made her way to a hammock though he did remain standing as he put his words together to answer her question. He had to be careful of what he said. He was positive this would determine whether of not she gave him lessons and tips for his goals.

"I hope to be able to be able to become an Animagus using whatever you will hopefully teach me. But in addition to that, I want to better myself at Transfiguring others too if and when necessary.'' Or if one has a dream of turning one's bestie into a dragon. Hehe. "If I do become an Animagi, I'm sure I will mostly use that form to help with career.'' Adi suddenly had an image of himself as this gigantic brown dog rounding up strayed off Hippogriffs. Whaaa? "What I mean to say, is that I'll mostly use the form when working with creatures where magic may not be enough.'' He figured sometimes one had to get into creatures' heads if you wanted them to listen to you so why not BE a creature too? But that didn't mean he would have a little fun in whatever his Animagi form will be