( I literally started laughing out loud about the hair comments) Blissfully unaware that anyone had noticed her brine-y hair (and honestly she probably wouldn't have cared even if she had been), Kiara answered Zoe: "Moshe is only eleven months younger than me. You've probably seen him around, he's in Ravenclaw. I'm trying to find a gift for his birthday, actually."

She noticed the cat sniffing her. "Oh hello again," she said, stooping down to give Sabrina a scratch behind the ear.

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Blade somehow refrained from commenting on the ball of fluff. He wasn't really fond of puffskeins at all. He considered them far too girly to be a serious pet. "Don't forget Fudge, I'm sure she'd want to join in the tasting action or, you know, batting your puff around. So what are you naming this one? Coconut? Nougat, Toffee?"

Blade chuckled. "Oh no, no this jar just totally attacked me and is following me," he said. "Yeah they are." He grabbed a couple of mice pops, some ice mice, some chocolate frogs, some no melt ice cream, Exploding bonbons, Fizzing Whizzbees, and some bars of Honeyduke chocolate. "I think I'll check out Wizard Wheezes now." He didn't want or need any clothing so it, along with the quill shop were the only booths remaining of interest to him.

"Oh I see," Zoe said to Kiara. "I have nee siblings, so I do nee know what that'd be like. Ooh well happy birthday to him. Hmm, maybe there'll be something at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?"

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Unfortunately, Sabrina didn't understand the concept of politeness. She sniffed Kiara once more with a distinct look of distress. Servals (like all cats) like stronger smells than humans do, but Kiara hadn't had a shower since the beach trip and Sabrina had her limits, too.

She was happy to follow Callista and Zoe to the robe shop (which was fortunate, given that she was now on a leash).

"Blue is a good colour on you, yes," said Callista to Zoe, gathering up some accessories to go with the dress. "Which is fortunate since you're a Ravenclaw."

Zoe laughed. "Aye, I am sure the sorting hat knew this and that's why I went to Ravenclaw. Too bad there's no house with pink. Ooh unless, it's the Slytherin's unofficial colour. Imagine some of those boys in pink." The potion and spell was making her really at ease. "Ooh i like that necklace ye picked."

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Callista laughed out loud. "I'm pretty sure given the way most of our House dresses that the unofficial third colour of Slytherin is actually black!" She turned and noticed that Sabrina was pulling a bit at her harness.

The pygmy puffs at the Weasleys' stall were excited about something, and Sabrina was excited about their excitement.

"No, Sabrina," Callista said gently--you cannot yell at a serval--and sighed. "Not food. Besides, you had an entire steak for breakfast."

The cat looked intently at the puffs and licked her chops, anyway. Callista shook her head. "No Pygmy Puffs, no puffskeins. Not food."

Callista looked back over at Zoe; she had a firm hold of Sabrina's leash and harness and knew that the serval could not get the puffs. "You should get that. But given that you look good in blue, you might also look good in the bluer shades of green and purple, you know, and the purpler pinks. I don't think warm colours suit you much." She giggled. "Good thing you didn't end up in Gryffindor!"

"I have two brothers, one older and one younger," Kiara told Zoe. "They're pretty fun most the time, but annoying some of the time, which is why I'm a littttle bit hesitant to get anything from Weasley's for him. We love to prank each other. Though if the gift pranked him without any chance of his using against me later, that would be ok," she said with a laugh.

( wait, how long has it been since the beach trip? I was thinking a few days lol. If it's been more than that, no shower might be a bit unrealistic XD)

((I didn't specify an exact time but its been at least a week. Which lol is why everyone is wanting Kiara to bathe XD -giggles- love you enjoyed the hair comments.))

"So Green, pink and black," Zoe said giggling. "We should redesign the uniforms and sans the silver." She noticed the problems Callista was having with Sabrina but wasn't sure how to help. At least the cat was on a leash.

Zoe nodded and picked the accessories up. "Teal is one of my favourite colours." She giggled at the comment. "Yeah I think red would've made me look terrible.

"Oh wow, two huh? They sound fun. Ye should look at the Weasley booth and see if ye can prank him.

"As if I could forget Fudge," Niamh replied as she looked at her Puffskein for inspiration on a name, "although he's too busy playing with Marmalade my Fwooper to even notice the fish tank at the moment. I think Toffee, as a name for this one," she finally decided, completely unaware that Blade didn't view Puffskeins as serious pets.

Paddy laughed - it was the first joke she'd heard Blade say, and hoped it meant he was settling in at Hogwarts now. Paddy turned back to the sweets to pick out a few more for her 'share it out in the common room' selection. As she did, she was vaguely aware that Puff her Puffskein wasn't on her shoulder. Taking a step forwards, her foot caught something soft and furry that was lurking under the edge of the table and she landed flat on the floor as another student (she didn't see who it was) jumped out of the way.

((and all No puffs were harmed in the making of this little mischief ;) )) "Toffee's a good name. You should see if Honeydukes will let agree to use your pet as advertising. You could make money for all them and they'd be on clothing and stuff," Blade said.

Blade was just near the Weasley stall when Paddy started to fall, startled he jumped backwards but his jump off since his foot landed on the unbroken jar of pepper imps he dropped when he jumped. Now he rolled on the jar trying to keep his balance, hit the table of Wizard Wheeze and flew right into the pygmy puff display. Unbeknownst to him all the puffs had cushioning charms added on them and none where harmed. But Blade was sitting in the display with his legs dangling out looking stunned as he was cover in cutesy little balls of fluff. The two under him squeezed out and some were making cute little noises as they tried to understand exactly what happened. Blade had a dazed look on his face.

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"No, Zoe, I like the silver--" Callista was about to make a case for the merits of green, silver and pink when the Weasley's Wheezes display went down. She had also been about to reach for a pink hat, and she had Sabrina's leash wrapped around her wrist.

Which meant that she went toppling forward as Sabrina lunged for the puffs.

Callista had her wits about her fortunately, and let go of the leash to reach for her wand rather than letting her wrist get broken.

"Arresto momentum--"

The serval stopped in mid-lunge. This time the effect was intentional. Callista really did not want her cat to do the Puffs any harm.

Much to Sabrina's consternation, not only could she not move, but a couple of the more inquisitive puffs decided to jump on her.

Callista for her own part sat on the floor and laughed, because there really was nothing else she could do. The pink hat she had been reaching for chose that moment to fall right on top of her head.

"I guess I have a new hat," she said after a moment.

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The thought of making money from her pets was suitably appealing to Niamh, but a sudden crash made her look round. It looked like Paddy had tripped over her Puffskein seeing as it was sitting on the floor next to her feet, but why on earth was Blade sitting in the middle of the Puffskein display? Niamh bit her lip to stop herself from laughing, as he did just look like a giant Puffskein sitting there. She also noticed Callista's pet which didn't look impressed at all the Puffskeins jumping over it. "This is better than a comedy" she whispered, hoping nobody heard her say that.

Paddy stood up, scooping up Puff and putting him in her pocket this time. "I promise I'll let you have some sweets when we get back to the dorm," she said, "as long as you don't trip me up again!" Looking round, she realised that it must have been Blade who jumped out of the way as she tripped, seeing as he looked like he was part of the Puffskein display. Nearby she could see Niamh who had given up trying not to laugh, and obviously wasn't going to be any help at all, so Paddy rushed over to help. "You ok?" she said, wondering if Blade would be angry that it was down to her (well, her Puffskein really) that he ended up in with the other fluff-balls.

((giggle snorts- this is hilarious. Blade's getting a pet he doesn't want haha.))

"Well, we could go with silver, pink and blac..." Zoe said as chaos happened in the Great Hall. "Holy Hippogriffs! Way to go Callie!" She couldn't help joining in the laughter. The scene looked hilarious. Big puffskein Blade with his feet dangling out, Sabrina mid pounce frozen in the air, Callista on the ground laughing with a cute pink hat on. She went over and plucked the brave adventuring puffs off of Sabrina. "Aww ye guys are just too cute." She grinned at Callista. "Lemme help fix this er, issue." She headed over to Wizard Wheeze with the puffs who were dislodged from the display.

Meanwhile Blade was helped out of the display by Paddy. He had several puffs down his shirt and was removing them with a little bit of muttered swearing. "Stupid fur balls..." he said dusting himself off. "Yeah I'm fine. I guess they broke my fall. Just a bruise or two I think..."

Zoe used magic to fix the display and set all but one inside who was singing. It was toooo cute. "I guess I adopted one," she said. "Ye missed one Blade. There's a puff in yer hood."

Blade fished it out and plopped it back inside the display, but the puff jumped right back on his arm. "In you go," he said. And he put it back inside. But the industrious puff didn't seem to get the message and jumped back out, inching along the table and following Blade who had not yet noticed. He gave a little frown to Nimah who was laughing hysterically.

Zoe also didn't notice the escapee and used magic to fix the stall and added a lid with holes for air to the display and then a latch. "Just in case they are nee spelled." She smiled still giggling. This was an eventual morning.

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"Thanks, Zoe!" Callista finally got up and dusted herself off. Once the puffs were all (except for two) safely back in their display--and yes, she checked to make sure that there wasn't one in her hat--she released Sabrina from the spell with a Finite Incantatem.

Sabrina shook herself off. She wasn't aware that Callista had been the one to stop her like that, but she wasn't happy about it and let out an aggrieved noise as she head-butted her mama.

"Looks like you got a friend, Blade," Callista said with some amusement, and dropped some galleons into the Gladrags honesty pot (once she had located it).

"I'm sorry about that," Paddy said, turned red with embarrassment, "Puff decided he wanted to explore and I tripped over him. I guess that's why Mum sent him here by owl - she said he'd got into too much trouble already." She fished around in her other pocket and pulled out some coins to add to the honesty box. She might not have purchased anything, but she felt she ought to at least put some money in for damaging their display stand. "That hat really suits you," she said to the girl she'd never really spoken to much before, but thought was called Callista.

giggles "You're being followed," Niamh managed to say between laughs, "looks like that one doesn't understand why you don't want a new pet," she pointed towards the little Puff who was still following Blade.

Zoe was wiping the tears from her eyes. "What are the odds the hat would fall right on yer head. It's destiny. Professor Norman would be so disappointed to have missed yer wand work and that ye let Sabrina go." She thought it was cute how Sabrina was coming to Callista for comfort. "Aww poor little girl." She had gently put the new puff pet in her bag and then did a repelling spell to avoid further incidents with hungry servals and kitties.

"It's okay, it was an accident." He knew she felt bad and honestly he was a little too dazed to bother being angry. "Trouble making furballs huh? I thought those were nifflers." To Callista Blade groaned. "Well its back in the display now," he said, not knowing the puff was free. Then Nimah pointed out the escapee. "Wha--" he turned around and saw his little stalker. "Aw c'mon. Stay in the damn cage." He picked it up and started heading over to the puff display.

Zoe was now laughing again. "Ye have been adopted Blade." He really didn't seem the type to want a ball of fluff. "It's sweet."

Paddy slipped a packet of pepper imps into Blade's bag while he was distracted by the Puffskein. "Hey, you can't keep putting that Puffskein back in there with the others, Blade - he's obviously decided that you're the human he wants to adopt. Besides, I put enough coins into their honesty box to cover the price of a Puffskein, so there's really no excuse to not let him stay."

Niamh had stopped laughing quite so hysterically by now, but still was biting her lip to stop herself giggling any more. "What's wrong with the Puffskein, Blade?" she asked, "Zoe's one was singing a minute ago, maybe this one likes the sound of clarinet music?"

"Why not? What the hell am I supposed to do with it?" Blade asked. What? She paid for the puff? He mentally face palmed himself. Seriously what was he supposed to do with a bogey eating scavenger ball of fluff?

He looked at Nimah. "Well they aren't very manly pets if you ask me," he said. "Jarvey, dog, birds, hippogriff, thestrals, snakes, cats, fish...these are more you know... masculine. This, this is a ball of fur." The puff was humming in Blade's hands. It looked quite content.

"Aww, ye don't wanna make him sad do ye?" Zoe asked. "He thinks he's found his forever home. Ye're his Da now. Ye can't give him away like that."

Blade hung his head. Did he want a puffskein for a pet? NO! But he was cornered with several girls pleading the little puff's plight. As much as he disliked them, he couldn't let the creature pine away thinking it'd lost its home or anything. It wasn't the stupid puff's fault. He sighed. "Fine... I'll keep the stup--uh the critter..." He was so caging it at night though. No tongue was going up his nose in search of buggers.

"Some birds can be a lot less manly though," Niamh replied, "I mean those Muggle-owned Peacocks I saw last year didn't necessarily look all that masculine - it's all down to looks and personality, and you could always change the colour of your Puff's fur with a spell or two."

Paddy smiled as Blade caved in, "you could always try a repelling-charm on your nose if the bogey-eating bit doesn't seem all that appealing," she said although she figured most males wouldn't really be too fazed by that.

(OOC: I've been keeping up with this, but since I'm going to be out starting Wednesday I'm gonna duck out now. I'd like if you guys can keep tagging me so I can read adventures while I'm recovering. owo Toru is just gonna... be in the art room working on a big project... That sounds like a good excuse for all their free time. >w> )

"Wizards own peacocks too," Blade said. He looked at the extremely content and violently pink puff. "Oh for sure I'm changing its colour." He took his wand out and did a colour changing spell to make it white. "There, at least that's better."

Blade nodded to Paddy. "I suppose." He sighed.

( -snuggles and heal well darlng-)