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I hardly see what the point is of naming all these goats and putting up pictures of them. No one does it with the cows they get milk from or the chickens they get eggs from. They're there to produce potions ingredients, not to coddle. In fact, I'm guessing the feeding behaviors I've observed from some of the students are actually fairly deleterious to a goat's health, unless you want a really fat one.

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Really, I'm surprised I sleep as little as I do when I have you as a dorm-mate.

If you name it, it comes when it's called. It's easier to care for.

Besides, the better you look after it, the higher your score is at the end of the project. How are you even in Ravenclaw?

Also, have you seen Bruce's goat? There's a reason he's named him 'Hulk'.

You have a very good point, but the goats are also very, very cute.

Naming it is hardly a prerequisite for optimal care. I am fairly certain goats neither speak nor understand English, and can likely be summoned through the judicious use of food.

Banner's goat seems to be the result of some genetic abnormality.

[Might be a bit jealous of that.]

I don't see it. They're simply another animal, there isn't even anything unusual about them.

I would have preferred thestrals.

...You know, none of what you wrote just now is it all surprising.

Was I meant to be trying to shock you? I apologize.

I actually rather agree. They're not pets. It's different.

No, I was just observing.

If it is not too upsetting to ask, would you even be able to see a Thestral?

It's the sound they hear, not the word. Technically the name is irrelevant. And anything can be summoned with food, just looking at the great hall at lunch or dinner proves that.

No, Valium. Bruce has a fat goat.

Precisely! They are an organic method to produce a needed product. Of course one should care for them well, that's only common sense, but feeding them scraps from the dinner table is a bit much, and cuddling with them. What's the point? No one will be keeping them after this year, anyway.

Mmm, exactly! Obviously you want to keep them in good health so they don't, you know, get sick or die, but... It's definitely silly to get attached.

The name IS irrelevant, thank you for reinforcing that.

I am theorizing some sort of brain abnormality in the hypothalamus.

I am not looking forward to the copious tears we'll no doubt have to endure at the year's end.

Ugh, no. Talk about annoying!

Not one for cute things I take it, West?

If you don't want to name it, can I?

[Don't do it, Herbert, you won't like what he picks]

I wonder if Professor Mercer will allow us to use them once we produce a bezoar.

[Oh, he knows.] No. You'll choose something ridiculous from one of your books.

I think there's something wrong with mine, anyway.

What for?

I don't see why I should be. After all, the instinctive human response to 'cute' things is related to biological imperative, especially among women. The closer something resembles a human infant in proportion, the 'cuter' it is usually judged to be. The large eyes and head, smaller body, and larger extremities one sees in young mammals is a fine example of this.

I, however, never intend on having children, nor do I feel any particular attraction towards nor urge to protect creatures that resemble them.

...I'm going to ignore that comment about women having to like cute things more than men.

I think it's safe to say the human race will be better off if you never breed. Your kids would be dead within a week.

Vlad the Impaler is not an odd name for a goat. Especially not if it's as antsy as some of the others!

What's wrong with it?

I'm not naming it after Dracula, Eriq.

And I'm not sure. But it won't stop following me around, even when I'm done with feeding it, and it keeps trying to jump on me. I don't think that's normal goat behavior.

Well, having a live animal for experimentation might be useful.

It's simple biology. It's not your fault that you were born like that, but it does explain a great deal.

And I am certainly capable of taking care of an infant, I just don't see the point. I have better things to do with my time.

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