Clue ruffled his hair distractedly, and then nodded. He knew. Narcissus — his best friend — was a half-Veela.

But he'd never really thought about it until now.

"It must be strange", he mused, "to study a beast in Care of Magical Creatures and then to realise that's your own parent you're studying." Clue was of course being tactless, and he didn't mean anything unkind by this; when it came to social things he was still an innocent, voicing whatever thought came to mind.