Daphne remained smiling and quiet for a few moments. Wanting to set her a bit off balance, she didn't want to answer such insistent and aggressive questions right away. "Setting too it straight away then, Miss Bell?" she asked in a light and joking tone. "All right then."
"Illegal Kneazle breeding?" she repeated. "I can assure you that the Ministry of Magic takes the humane treatment of all creatures very seriously. Laws have been established to assure that those who do not treat animals ethically will be punished for their misdeeds."
She had to fight not to roll her eyes or gag. Such sappy and sentimental nonsense. Daphne didn't see what all the fuss was about. There had been a rash of these stories the last few months. Why was Katie Bell, a respected if young journalist, working on such a pedestrian story?
"The Ministry will be happy to cooperate with your investigation. Is there any way I can help you now?"