"What do you need Ms. Crosse?" Headmistress Cortez asks me. She’s sitting in her chair looking at me with bewilderment. And at her back, I can't help but notice Arthur. He is giving me the evil eye again if that's even possible for a bird. Then again, he’s not an ordinary bird, he’s a Hogwarts kind of owl. And if it’s also possible for a bird, to specifically hate someone. I can feel his serious disliking of me. I don't even know what I did wrong, besides staring at him yesterday. I was in awe of him! But I thought of squishing him. And I’m thinking about it again.
I shake my head, diverting my focus to the headmistress. "I don't have a familiar," I state my dilemma with a sigh.
The headmistress crosses her hands over the table evaluating me. "You don't," she then confirms with a smile.
