Jack couldn't contain the following chuckle after Miss Potts erupted into a cacophony of questions following his initial explanation. It was always the first year OWL students who were the most enthusiastic with the questions it seemed. Though he could generally tell the crowd was pleased with the assignment. "As to food and bathroom habits, you can consult your text book. They do enjoy a walk on a leash, for the most part, though that is more for their safety and containment than anything else." He'd had some in years past that were behaved enough to be free, but that had taken an immense amount of training on his part. "They have names, which are located on their cages as I have borrowed these from a friend who breeds them." If any got loose Jack could just tell he was going to have a hell of a time collecting them from the depths of the castle.


Partner pairs seemed to be forming naturally as as he noted down who was working with whom, he pointed to the cages to indicate which ones the students should take to start to get to know. This was certainly going to be an assignment they'd not soon forget.