Kneeling down on her knees, Hermione looked at the small mammal peeking up at her, its long body coated with softy, tiny white hairs that felt like silk beneath her touch. "There’s my handsome boy," she whispered above the cage as she threaded her fingers through the tiny bars. She waited for the animal to walk over to her outstretched fingers with a small, reassuring smile. Mustela putorius, she recited in her head as she waited patiently, more commonly known as the common household ferret.