Hoare put the storage bag into his pocket and left the Headmaster's office.

"Harry?" Hoare raised an eyebrow in slight surprise.

Harry stood awkwardly at the bottom of the spiral staircase, with an... elegant black dog sitting by his feet?

A dog and the word "elegant" usually don't go together, but when Hoare saw that black dog, those were the first words that popped into his mind.