After Anthony and the others entered the compartment, the middle-aged men rose to their feet as well.
One of them extended a hand to Wizet. "Mr. Lovegood, it was a pleasure having you introduce us to so many things."
"Since you still have things to do, we'll go take a look around outside first and come back later. That should be all right, shouldn't it?"
"Of course!" Wizet shook the man's hand. "The only thing you might need to watch out for would be pets like Bag Spiders and toads."
"We'll keep that in mind..." the middle-aged man replied with a smile. "Keeping insects and reptiles is merely a niche hobby for us. It isn't anything particularly unusual."
Only Wizet and the prefects remained in the compartment. Hermione spoke with some concern in her voice. "Wizet, is this really all right? Letting those 'education inspectors' go out on their own..."
"You Muggles..." Draco turned to Ernie Macmillan. "People in the Muggle world... keep spiders and toads too?"
Ernie Macmillan nodded. "Yes! Not just spiders and toads. Some people even keep lizards, crocodiles, lions, and leopards as pets."
"They can even keep crocodiles?" Padma Patil could not help sounding surprised. "Muggles these days really are... bold!"
"Yes, Muggles can be quite bold in certain ways." Wizet gestured for everyone to sit down. "That's why I believe they'll handle it well."
"Besides, before you came here, I'd already spoken with them and told them quite a bit about the Hogwarts Express."
Hearing that, Hermione blinked. "Wizet, they didn't dig too deeply into the history of this train, did they...?"
Wizet shook his head. "They didn't ask much about that. They seemed more interested in the magical snacks."
"You mean Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum..." Ernie Macmillan