"A lot of the stubborn ones are." I think Damien went through that phase. Before he was more comfortable with Gotham and the rest of us. But Damien's Damien and I'm sure this Draco had his reasons, whatever they were. The fact that Aggie liked him is good enough to feel sad at having missed getting to know him.

With one eye on Aggie and the snake, I head over to the couch and pull over my laptop, searching for and bookmarking a few sites on Reptile ownership to read later. "Who taught you how to care for these guys, anyway? Did their owners teach you?"