<div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/b4/fd/e5b4fdcf53950ca187eb25ef041cca2d.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/yuExVFv.png)</div><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>NAME:</strong> Michael Oakes (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=299655.msg14703824#msg14703824)<br/><strong>YEAR:</strong> Hufflepuff / 7th Year<br/><strong>BLOOD STATUS:</strong> Muggle-Born<br/><strong>WAND:</strong> 14" | Sycamore | Dragon Heartstring<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> A blue T-Shirt, A rugged jacket and combats all scratched and marked.<br/><strong>DATE | TIME:</strong> 12th September, LATE evening<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Library, Hogwarts<br/><strong>CONTENT:</strong> For once studying late<br/><strong>MOOD MUSIC:</strong> <br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Hayley, Open</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><hr/><br/>"Probably." Michael nodded to her question about habits. He was glad that she'd  relaxed a little, though he always seemed to manage to find a way to bring out the more laid back aspects of others. He laughed with her and kept up his trademark smile. Some people made it a challenge for Michael to remain his optimistic, positive self but it was never hard around Hayley.<br/><br/>"Well, at least you can chat to me. I've had the experience with most of the animals out there. And I plan to find it with the rest." He noted. It wasn't the same, of course, but talking to someone with practical experience always beat a book. At least in his eyes it did. He nodded along. She was making astute observations. "It does, but you can study the behaviour of the animals in general. They do things for a reason. And if you know how they think you can get to know how they'll respond to just about anything." He hoped that would be reassuring. Studying animals was more than possible, just a little different.<br/><br/>"I haven't looked at the structure of this year's tournament much, myself." He noted. Michael wasn't interested in competing and would rather focus on caring for the beasts who'd be involved in the tasks. "I'd like to think whoever it is that competes will be content to share their success." He smiled. Of course he knew there were plenty who wouldn't want to share at all, but he tried to forget about those types.<br/><br/>He paused a moment to let Hayley construct her notes, watching along as she wrote and nodding at her comment. "All dragons are very rare, really." He chuckled. "Which, much as I love them, is very fortunate for everything else." Michael laughed with her when she joked about being eaten, brushing off the danger. That potential eventuality didn't scare him at all. Of course being eaten would be horrifying, but he knew he'd make sure to handle the dragon right and he was confident that wouldn't happen. "I promise to try my best" He joked with a grin.