304 Pizza-Hovel, great date spot.

Reima \"I don't think giving your blood would be the safest thing to do... You do remember your, or should I say, our unique constitution?\"

Ciri purses her lips in realisation, \"It'll be an option should things become dire... It's not like your blood is any better.\"

Nerissa imagines drinking his blood and simply states \"Hot.\"

Reima shrugs \"I know, I'm well aware of this... Are you able to drink animal blood?\" he asks the young vampire.

She shakes her head, \"Gross.\"

He's unsure whether she means it's too gross to eat or it's incompatible, probably the latter due to how vampires use the blood they ingest as their own.

Reima decides to change the topic, \"That aside, there is one more thing that we need to discuss. Ciri, we'll be attending Hogwarts on the 1st of September, a few days from now. I'm not sure how we're going to bring Nerissa, it's not as if it was easy for us to get admitted ourselves... You had to kill one the most hated people alive, and even then we barely made it in with some, trickery.\"

Ciri leans into her chair and crosses her arms, \"This is a problem... I don't suppose you have any ideas?\" she asks, quickly thinking of ways that could allow her apprentices admission.

Reima contemplates for a while before a lightbulb appears above his head. \"Familiars are allowed inside Hogwarts...\"

Ciri seems confused, \"And? How does that help us?\"

Nerissa looks at her and answers after connecting the dots. \"Rabbit.\"

Her eyes widen in realisation, \"Ah, of course! But, are you sure you want to be a rabbit for most of the year?\" she asks the young girl.

She nods while Reima adds, \"She can go as your familiar.\" he says while leaning forward and whispering, \"With recent events, I'd keep her close... I'm not sure how she is mentally but losing both parents must have been a huge blow.\"

Ciri nods and runs her hand through Nerissa's hair, thinking that they aren't that dissimilar to each other. Both are valued by all the wrong people due to their blood and heritage, both took solace in Witcher training and both lost their parents while young...

Reima \"Ciri, there is actually something else I'd like to talk about before we call it a night... I found a secret chamber, behind the secret chamber... Secret chamber-ception...\" he mutters the last part sarcastically.

She doesn't appear to get the joke and bluntly states, \"And?\"

Reima grumbles for a moment before continuing, \"It contained books belonging to Morgan le Fay, Merlin rival and some may say equal.\"

Her eyes widen, while the two hadn't been in the Wizarding world for long she had heard of Merlin and Morgan le Fay. They're integral to the development of Wizards and Witches as a whole, their legacy lives on even today.

Reima \"Inside I found various books, some dark magic but most importantly, books on the Animagi transformation. With the new information I found out that we'll potentially discover our animal if we meditate on the full moon, while your still a novice in Occlumency I think it'd good enough to join me.\"

She looks unsure, \"I've barely created my own inner space and protections... I'm still trying to organise my knowledge, are you sure it's good enough?\" she asks.

He nods, \"I think so, the more important part comes afterwards where you meditate to transform. I think you'll need to train your Occlumency further for that stage, but until then, your current skill should do.\" he says confidently, despite him not really knowing what he's talking about...

Ciri \"Any idea on what your animal will be?\" she asks curious at what he might say.

Reima shrugs, \"Since it'll probably be magical I'd say a Griffen?\"

She looks at him and laughs.

Reima \"What's so funny?\" he asks, mock offended.

Ciri \"Just thinking how you'd resemble a Niffler more than a Griffin.\"

Even Nerissa has a small grin on her face as Ciri laughs at him.

Reima \"Yeah? Well, what do you think you'll be?\"

Ciri slowly stops laughing and wipes a tear from her eye, \"ahah, ha... I actually don't know, I've been known as Swallow so maybe one of those?\" she says.

Reima chuckles, \"Gee, I wonder why people call you swallow... Maybe spit would've suited you better?\" he says drawing an angry glare from Ciri, a confused Nerissa looks back and forth not knowing what they're talking about.

Ciri huffs, \"Like you'll ever find out.\" she says turning her head away from him.

After a couple minutes of laughing at her expense he starts to get up, \"I think your form would be something else, maybe a Unicorn? Or a Pegasus?\" This seems to assuage her anger momentarily as she ponders.

Reima \"Right, let's call it a night... We'll be up early to get you guys \"Ready\" for Hogwarts, Ciri'll be studying and I will have you Nerissa learning to fight better.\" he says, grinning at the look of determination that appears on the young girls face.

After returning to his room he falls backwards onto his bed, while his body instantly breaks down food making it impossible for him to be \"Stuffed\" but after the long chat and comfortable meal he didn't feel like meditating any longer, instead he allows himself to quickly drift off into the land of dreams, for the first time in two years.