Ford had never considered what his friend might look like as a lion, but if he had given it any thought this strut would have been exactly what he pictured. He broke out into a wide grin, and he might have hugged Ty if he'd even known how to hug a lion.

"Merlin, I'm glad you're back," he said, shaking his head. "But you've got to get to the Ministry. You especially — I can't risk mucking you up muddling around with transfiguration magic that's beyond me. I didn't even get my OWL in it, y'know."

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