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The admissions officer had finally finished his work for the day and was all set to head for home when another student came in. He rubbed his eyes, but no, there was [i]still[/i] a bloody hippopotamus in the room.

"I'm here to register for Fae Creek," the hippo said with a soft, feminine drawl.

"Well, this is new. Name, please?"

"Sarah Malone."

"Age?"

"Fifteen."

"Alright, for species I'm just going to put 'hippo'."

"Actually, it's a little more complicated than that, but you can put human." Sarah responded.

"Explain, please."

"You see, part of my magic is shapechanging. I can become any nonmagical animal. Thing is, I kind of have difficulty controlling it, so on occasion, I have days like this."

[i]Human and hippo and dog and bluejay and...[/i] "Got it. Any hobbies?"

"I'm big into athletics. Hiking, swimming, anything outdoors."

"Magical quirks?"

'I have the power of beastspeech. I can talk to animals and understand them. Apparently, no matter what shape I'm in, I can't seem to lose a walrus accent. Ah, got it. Finally." Sarah shifted on her feet a bit, than transformed into a tall, somewhat awkward teenager with red hair. "This is my... default form, I guess you can say."

"Understood. Why do you want to come to Fae Creek?"

"I'm interested in a career in magizoology, and also to control my powers better. Transforming into a beaver at random moments is an annoyance."

The admissions officer nodded. "We'll be in touch, Sarah."
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