 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon watched with wide, fascinated eyes as the professor did wandless magic. This only cemented how intimidating impressive they were. They must be really powerful at magic!
The poor professor was added to Brandon's list and he'd likely be peppering them with wandless and nonverbal magic questions as soon as he'd worked up the courage. First it was the healer, the DADA professor was next.
So they were working on kappas. Technically they were also called 'sea demons'. However, Brandon guessed with disappointment that 'water demon that isn't a grindylow or kelpie' wasn't a good enough answer for a prize. It was fine.
"Kappas strangle people and drink their..." He looked at his paper, not much liking the word. "...their blood." Brandon really didn't like blood, and he doubted that he'd like kappas even if they didn't drink the stuff. They killed people! He liked most creatures, but NOT this kind.
At least it was in a tank.
And besides, he had the professor to protect him, and Brandon bet they'd be good at it. Because they were powerful and nice and their whole job was defense against the dark arts. So he didn't have to be SO scared. He relaxed a little, and worked on his notes. |