Aboli was glad Bernie didn't throw away her note. She read it, and she didn't look angry...maybe that meant Bernie would forgive her. She hoped so. And Ivy would hopefully be a good table partner. Since she did not have a pet, the owl in front of her would do. It was quite a pretty owl....red and white. She wondered what her OR HIS name was.

She raised her hand. "Well...some animals use blinking and eye movements are communication with not only other animals but with us. Can't you slow blink to get a cat to be nice? Or something?" Aboli was still unsure of cats. She knew there was something about blinking wit them. They either liked or didn't. Also, didn't hippogriffs hate blinking?!