The looks Acacia gave Verlin were not lost on her one bit. She met that cold stare evenly as if to say 'I know your game, and you don't scare me.' Verlin would not make trouble for the girl unless she openly tried something, but she would not stand for being cowed either. Ester jumped into Isaak's lap, and purred, and turned to Acacia and hissed. Verlin gave a playful laugh, and said "Cat's don't care for you much either," and then added keeping up with the nice girl charade for niceties sake "I wanted an owl, but Ester here just kept meowing whenever I went by. Sometimes our pets just choose us." 

 She turned her attention back to Isaak, and said "Aye! yes! I do remember you. Your the boy with the ferret those are pretty rare to have at Hogwarts." That back part of her brain pipped up 'You should remember him, because he isn't bad looking.' Her wolf tail gave one little thump, and then stopped before it could reveal any of what she was thinking. Ester started purring, and nuzzling Isaak looking her straight in the eye as if to say 'I know what your thinking.' "How was your summers?" Verlin asked the whole compartment..