[@Always][@RumikoOhara][@Classpet]

[h1][color=MediumSlateBlue]Melanie Ariana Stryder[/color][/h1]

The Slytherin stifled a laugh as she gently grabbed hold of the rat before it could skitter too far out of her reach, she balanced it carefully on one palm as she re-arranged some of the bedding in the cage to make it more comfortable before replacing the rodent there and scratching it lightly between the ears. [color=MediumSlateBlue]"There you go, little guy."[/color] she grinned across at Alyssa encouragingly, glad to see that Professor Cunningham agreed with her that Alyssa was better at Potions than she gave herself credit for. 

Melanie nodded politely to the Professor and thanked him, collecting her vial from the front desk before she hovered awkwardly as she waited for Megan, since she had every intention of taking the perplexing Ravenclaw up on her invitation to tea. If for nothing else but to just get to know her a bit better.