A Familiar Friend Pet

River had been waiting for this day for almost an entire year, the day that she would finally be getting her own pet to take with her to Hogwarts. Her parents had decided to gift her with a companion to celebrate her completing her First Year at Hogwarts. They would have gotten one for her before then, but extenuating circumstances had prevented them from doing so.

The young heiress stepped into the Magical Menagerie with blatant awe covering her expression. The sounds of various creatures filled the room, cages stacked and hanging everywhere, filled with potential new companions. Her parents allowed her to wander the aisles by herself, gazing into cages and terrariums for who she might connect to. Suddenly, glowing emerald green, almond shaped eyes stare back at her. Midnight black fur melds into the shadowed corner as River steps closer.

"Hello Gorgeous," River coos softly as she holds out her hand towards the edge of the cage. The slightly wet sensation of a nose pressing against the back of her hand pulls a giggle out of the normally quiet girl. "Har du funnet den?Have you found the one?" River turned around when she heard her father's voice, "Ja. Yes." She smiled over at her new feline friend, a female Bewitched Midnight Stalker as stated by the card beside its cage. It was one of the more expensive breeds but that wasn't a bother to the pureblood family. She was just under eight months old, having been born on the Winter Solstice the previous year. River was already mentally referring to her as Nótt, after the Norse personification of night due to being born on the longest night of the year and her dark black fur that would easily blend into the night sky.

Her parents called over one of the store clerks, intending to ask them to assist them in purchasing the feline. As they did so, the family also collected an assortment of toys, food, snacks, a luxurious cat bed and a small cat tree that River would be able to keep in her dorm (they already owned a rather large one back home for the kneazels her mother kept on the estate ground before her retirement). When they got to the counter to pay for everything, River watched silently as her parents paid for everything and shrunk it to fit in their pockets. While doing so, Nótt, who River had been holding calmly in her arms, slowly but surely made her way up to perch on River's shoulders, balancing effortlessly on her new perch.

River stepped out of the Magical Menagerie proudly with her furry friend draped casually across her thin shoulders. The position was much more comfortable than she originally thought it would be, but the small weight seemed to calm the ever-present nerves she felt whenever River had to accompany her parents to a crowded place. She was so excited to get to live with her new familiar.

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What animal do you wish to purchase? Bewitched Midnight Stalker
What do you want to name it? Nótt
Is this a boy or a girl? Girl
What is your pet's date of birth? 21 December 2023