 Fluttery Pegasi
Hadley smiled. "This is Weazel's brother, Asher. Got both of them the night of the Ravenclaw raffle. We were only allowed to keep one animal as a pet, so naturally I kept two." Her smile grew wider as she watched them play. "I think they missed each other. We'll have set up play dates for them or something." Which, by the way, would be the most adorable thing ever.
"Ferrets are, like, crazy smart, actually. They're really quite easy to train if you have the time for it. Which I did over the summer." She was still watching Asher fondly. "It also really bonded us together." Not to mention Asher was extremely affectionate and instinctively knew when to comfort his Mama. She probably wouldn't have held up nearly as well without him.
There was a pang of guilt and weakness at those thoughts. Noelle literally went through hell the summer before. Had reason to be broken and damaged and yet wasn't. Sure she was different than that girl Hads met back in Diagon Alley, but she wasn't broken. Hadley spent the summer essentially grounded and buckled like a leaf. One of these girls was justified in being severely effected by her summer ordeal, and the other was a mewling wimp. Guess which one was which...
Pushing those thoughts aside, Hadley grinned and shrugged. It was a good performance but didn't fool Asher. He stopped playing and nudged her hand, but Hadley pulled it away and shook her head gently. Hesitantly, the ferret returned to playing. "Just looking for a place to inspire me actually. So far, nothing."
Mentions of the uniform brought a chuckle from the Californian teen. "Saw that did ya?" She was always a bit curious about what Gryffindors thought of the shirt she had on that night, but didn't ask. "Yeah, they were overnighted to me the same night. So I had them when I woke up the next morning." Her birthday. "So how was your summer?" Had to be better than the last one.
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