#hufflepufftm

There is, he has decided as of right now, a shameful lack of horses on the grounds of Hogwarts, least of all those trained to carry a rider attempting to practice his archery.

It’s his equally insatiable curiosity and need to excel at everything that has him almost nose to nose with a Hippogriff, bow clutched in one hand, quiver secured at his hip, head cocked thoughtfully. His encounters with the creatures have been rare, mostly; but this one seems pleasant enough, and accepted the traditional greeting rather readily.

“Do you think she’s finicky about being used as a mount, or obliging?” He asks whoever he can hear coming up behind him, not taking his eyes off the creature, aware that of everything in this clearing, she’s the most dangerous and probably the most unpredictable, besides Kai himself.

“Your insight is as impressive as the subject is fascinating, Mistress Hufflepuff.”

She moved cautiously, expression open and friendly, smile spread across her face. The greenhouses probably have enough valuable cuttings and seedlings to keep the ship in food and water for a year, and the rumours of unicorns in the forest have her thinking back on every wand maker and supplier for them they’ve ever dealt with; but the woman who knows far more about what is and isn’t valuable on the grounds of this school is too open hearted and honest for the sly seduction of Xin Er’s crew.

“I was hoping, if you had the time, that we might talk a little? Your lesson on merfolk was most interesting; being the seafaring sort I found myself caught, and would love to hear more.”

This one needs a gentler, friendlier hand; and besides the siren song of gold earned through herbs and horse hair, she wouldn’t mind winning that bet, and seeing if other parts of Helga Hufflepuff are as sweet as her smile.

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