Kaatjie smiled back at the girl. She ate another raspberry and shook her head before replying. "No, and I am so very excited," Kaat said. "I have never seen a kelpie at all!" She had lived in Hogsmeade for nearly two years, but the kelpies were more elusive than other creatures — or perhaps they just enjoyed deeper water. She wished Care of Magical Creatures was available earlier at Hogwarts, but had heard from her cousins that it was only for later years!