"I didn't give it to you at the party because I wanted it to be a surprise." Just like sneaking out had been. Karkat raised himself onto his hands, looking over the other boy's head as he started to unwrap the present. It had taken him a little while to find the perfect present, but then he remembered that Tavros's favourite subject was Care of Magical Creatures. Then it had just been a matter of asking his aunt for advice on which book would be the better one.

Inside the paper, Tavros would find a thick encyclopedia, detailing everything known about every kind of magical creature, even the ones that were considered a myth by Muggle standards like unicorns and Big Foot, along with a rather extensive section on dragons. Karkat scuffed his sneaker against the ground and glanced off to the side. "I didn't know if you had that book already or anything but my aunt recommended it to me."