What animal do you wish to purchase? Bewitched Midnight Stalker
What do you want to name it? Perseus
Is this a boy or a girl? Boy
What is your pet's date of birth? 01/22/2022

This had been the day Callum had dreamed of since he’d received his letter from Hogwarts. Of course, growing up he’d been surrounded by pets at the city house and also the seaside manor, but those were the familiars of his parents. Today was the day he met his own!

At Callum’s instance, the family was up bright and early. His parents escorted him to Dragon ally and with the young wizard several paces ahead, he raced towards the Magical Menagerie. Moments later, Callum’s hand pressed against the seemingly ancient wooden door and tiny golden bells tinkled together to herald his arrival to the shop.

Being his first time in the shop, Callum found it all a lot to take in. Animals of all types walked, crawled, flew, and scurried about. Still, Callum knew in his heart why he was there. From a very young age he had thought of what his animal companion would be…and then, he saw him.

In the corner of the room, perched upon an ornamental oak precipice, sat a bewitched midnight stalker. Callum approached quickly, his parents staying behind. In a moment, the eyes of the cat and the boy met. There was a connection and they both knew. That’s when, suddenly, the cat leapt from its perch into Callum’s arms.

In an instant the young cat flipped over in Callum’s arms. A moment later the feline gave a wink before initiating a strong head-butt. The pair were bonded immediately. When Callum turned to show his parents, he found them standing with the elderly couple who owned the shop nodding in approval.

“I believe he’ll be coming with me,” the young wizard said aloud to everyone, but mostly to his new feline companion. “Perseus, I think. Yes. You are a Perseus, aren’t you?” He smiled, “We’ll have lots of adventures together.”

With that, Callum turned to his parents who had held back near the door, and with their nodding assent, he approached the counter. Perseus, now perched on his shoulder, watched closely as the boy carefully removed galleon after galleon from his pocket. He’d saved up for this day and what a sense of pride and accomplishment he felt as he completed the transaction!


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