by CookingwiththeCobra » 12/19/2020 2:29 PM
She pushed her wet hair out of her face to finally get a good look at what had tried to kill her. Recognizing it immediately as a Kappa she put her hand out. Palm facing the creature. It stopped approaching and held eye contact with her, curious.
“Hermione?” Malfoy asked slowly as he moved out of the way.
“Shh, it’s a Kappa. I know what I’m doing,” she whispered, barely moving her lips.
Carefully she started to lower her head. Kappa’s similar to Hippogriffs liked respect and polite etiquette . Most of the time bowing to a Kappa would lead to it returning the bow. The small dish indented in its head held water and if the Kappa bowed the water would empty. Without the water it would become weaker and more docile.