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While they waited for things to get underway, Nem whiled away the minutes in silence, studying the owl in the cage, which still did not move other than to breathe. When Grantham joined them at their desk, Nem looked over and met her with a, "Hey." They went back to watching the owl, but occasionally glanced back at Grantham's fidgeting fingers.
During such a moment, they noticed the note placed down in front of her, and looked up to see who'd delivered it. Song. Huh. Hadn't really spoken to her since that portrait mess (though, they hadn't spoken directly to each other then either) which it had turned out they'd been wise to avoid.
The note got a lingering look, before Nem turned attention to the front of the room again and murmured to Grantham, "Trouble?" That one word could have multiple meanings, really, but they didn't elaborate.
It wasn't totally unheard of for Nem to opt out of giving an answer in class - actually, there was probably about a fifty/fifty chance, depending on the variables - and once the professor posed her first question, they considered just sitting back and waiting for things to keep moving. And then abruptly decided against it.
They raised a hand. "Sound. Voice. Some animals can pick up human languages, yes, but not necessarily understand the words, though you can train most creatures to associate certain words or sounds with actions. But it's possible for a human to learn what an animal is saying, like Phoebe just said." Nem nodded in the Gryffindor's direction. "A cat has a different purr when it's content, as opposed to when it's trying to get someone to feed it. You can tell the difference between all their vocalisations if you pay attention to the situation, and the same goes for other creatures."
Sure, it was nothing to do with Potions, but it was an answer nonetheless. |