Seeing that Miss Binns had her own chess pieces, Dunstan swept the existing white pieces back into their wooden box (many of them protested quietly, and one Knight uttered what Dun was pretty sure was a swearword). Dun put a handful of black pieces on the board and watched as they lined up neatly.

He smiled at his classmate, endeared by her excitement. "That sounds great", the older kid replied genuinely. "I'll be sure to drop by Whizzhard's over the Summer." Being a Hogsmeade resident himself, and a Ravenclaw at that, Dun was pretty familiar with the bookshop; and it was no secret that it was a Binns establishment.

"Do you have any names picked out for the kitten?"