"I don't know what to say about all this!" Cardel said before his voice went hoarse out of complete shock from the discovery that his dear friend was in fact a wizard and he didn't even know. "Why didn't you tell me Bandy?"

"You know the rules, especially if this one is a witch, Car." Bandile said. "We're sworn to secrecy. I couldn't just tell you, you know how much trouble I would have been in as a boy and even more when I got older and worked for the Ministry. I can't just flaunt around the fact that I'm a wizard."

"You can now!" Kefira said brightly. "Flaunt it, Bandile."

The man snorted before shaking his head. "Look, Cardel, I'm sorry but the Wizarding world has it's rules and if you don't follow them, the punishments are far more scary than what muggles...well...you know...can come up with."

Cardel sighed. "I'm not upset...I'm just in shock, is all. I didn't expect all this. Especially since we came out here to photograph giraffes."

"And we can still do that." Bandile grinned. "But this time...we can make it easier on ourselves, now that we can use magic."

Kefira turned to Neville. "Best vacation ever."

Settled on the ground while lying on their stomachs beneath the vehicle that offered shade, Neville  and Kefira watched as Cardel and Bandile remained perfectly still as a giraffe approached the area, trying to eat from one of the trees a little ways away.

Luckily with magic, they didn't have to search on foot or do much to find the giraffes, and they were even luckier as the giraffes seem to come to them.

"Okay, I'll admit." Kefira whispered to Neville. "Giraffes are kinda cool."

Neville smiled. "Kinda? Look how tall they are!"

"I know...constant reminder that I'll never be that tall." Kefira grumbled resting her chin in her hand and looking at the animal in the distance.

The boy beside her chuckled before nudging her gently with his elbow. "I like your size."

She gave him an odd look causing Neville to go red in the face.

"I mean..." He immediately began to backtrack his statement as Kefira did her best to contain her laughter.

"I just...you're a good height and..." Neville groaned before dropping his head to rest his arms. Kefira reached a hand out and rubbed his back. 

"Relax Neville, I'm not that upset about being fun sized. I actually enjoy it! Makes it easier to make a getaway."

"You really just like messing with me, don't you?"

"Of course, and do you know why?" She smiled.

"No?"

"Because you make really cute faces when you get all flustered." Kefira said before leaning into him.

Neville couldn't help but grin to himself before they continued watching the giraffe eat.

Suddenly, the two heard something hit the top of the vehicle causing it to shake.

"What was that?" Neville asked.

"I dunno." Kefira said lifting her head only to hit it on the edge of the car. "Ow."

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah lucky my hair cushioned the majority of the blow...but.."

The vehicle shook over them again.

"What is that?!"

"KEFI! NEVILLE STAY STILL!" Cardel yelled to them.

"Stay still? Stay still? Why do we have to stay still?" Neville asked in a panic tone.

"So that we don't overreact Neville...we wouldn't want that." Kefira replied. 

"What's going on?!"

"Will you-"

Suddenly, the vehicle jerked again, but something had leaped off from it and landed on the ground only a few feet from them.

Neville's eyes widened as he caught sight of four paws with claws right in front of them.

"Kefi..." he whispered to her.

He turned his head to face the girl and instead of sharing the same worried look as him, Kefira looked beyond delighted.

"It's a lion!" Kefira called out. "Ooops."

The two scooted back slightly to see the lioness lower her head and gaze at them. The animal's tongue licked all around her mouth as it took one step towards them.

"Kefira..." Neville said slowly reaching his arm out and placing it in front of Kefira. "What do we do?"

"Want me to roar at it?"

"No! No...I don't want you to do that!" The two scooted back slightly further under the vehicle to escape the lioness however they heard a roaring call behind them. They whipped their heads back to see another lioness.

"Oh this is so cool, we're being hunted Neville!"

"How is any of this cool to you ?!"

"Because we're Gryffindors, and we're around lions right now. Dream come true!"

Neville was unsure of what to do, but he know he didn't want him or Kefira to die under a vehicle by a hungry group of lions.

He was fully prepared to jerk out his long leg to kick back the lioness behind them in warning when, suddenly, the lionesses collapsed to the ground.

Cardel and Bandile ran over, Bandile's wand still in his hand and aimed at the lions.

Cardel helped the teens out from under the vehicle as the animals remained stunned on the ground.

"Aww...that was...that was just great!" Kefira said placing her hands on her hips.

All the men turned to look at her with bewildered expressions.

"I guess you guys could say that the lions are taking a little...cat nap." she snorted to herself. She raised her hand up for a high five but Cardel,Neville and Bandile just continued to stare at her.

"Oh you guys are no fun." she said before reaching down and grabbing one of the paws of the still lionesses.

"Kefi!'

She gave the lioness a high five.

"Well next time don't leave me hanging!"

These lovely pieces were done by Light____ and they are just really cute and adorable! I love them! I always like seeing Neville in the art. I love all the colors!

Thank you so much for the lovely piece Wendy_LGS! This is...the hair is mesmerizing and her eyes! You got her skin tone down as well, thank you!

And thank you FuzzyGiraffe72 for this adorable piece. Her hair reminds me of fire!