A/N: This was done for the Dabble in a Drabbles competition under the prompt 'Pets'. I'll probably make this into a little collection of drabbles and one-shots.

Albus stared.

The huge, golden eyes of the snowy white owl stared back at him.

Behind him, the impatient foot tapping increased as the short temper of Rose Weasley came close to igniting.

"Al! How long does it take to choose a pet?" She asked in exasperation. They had been at the Eeylops Owl Emporium & Magical Menagerie for over an hour already and Albus had yet to choose a pet. 'I have to find the right one.' He had claimed.

The beautiful, black half-kneazle in her arms seemed to agree with Rose, if the restless shifting was any indication.

'Which one sould I get?' Albus wondered. Having an owl would be really useful, as opposed to something like a cat, or a rat; but James had already bought an owl and Lily wouldn't stop talking about how she wanted one too. There was also no way in hell that James would let him borrow his owl if he didn't get one, and wanted to send a letter home. I guess I'll just buy an owl then, he decided.

Just as Albus finally reached out to take the handle of the cage the owl sat in, something caught his eye. It was a very lumpy and ugly something that sat in the darkest corners of the store; shoved where no one would see it. In a split second, his mind was made.

"I'll take that one." He said, pointing in the direction of the pet he wanted.

The clerk that was helping them stared in surprise. "Are you sure you want that one, Mr. Potter?"

Albus nodded. "I want that one." He said firmly.

As he and Rose walked out of the store and towards their meeting place, she stared at the cage he was holding. "Why did you buy a toad Al?"

"His name is Mr. Lemon Drops, Rosie." Albus replied back defensively.

Rose glanced back at the toad, which blinked at her slowly. She could remember how it was shoved in a corner, forever fated to be overshadowed by the better pets. Always there, but never acknowledged.

She shook her head at Albus. "Maybe it is the right pet for you." She said, smiling softly. "But James will have a field day when he sees it."

Albus groaned, and the sound was lost under Rose's laughter as she ran ahead of him.

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