"Fine, fine. I didn't bring my broom and I'll keep the car grounded," Ash said, figuring he'd play it by her game. Keep her happy and it could end up with him happy as well. It was a good thing that Lyra and her father were close in some respects. She seemed to quell her father's animosity in some respects, but it also meant that her father was pretty hostile to begin with. Ash's composure remained in perfect tact. She was out there which meant some good things.
He nodded, "Auguries are also known as the Irish Phoenix. Their feathers are often used for quills because they repel ink. They are also great at warning of rainfall to come when they sing but that moaning is really annoying during the winter. And this is what you want to look up?" Alex knew the textbook about magical creatures front and back. For a while it was the only book he had on him to kill time until he finally went out and grabbed something more interesting to read. He couldn't gone on in the description as well.
"You know, we could always track down a real phoenix somehow. That'd be interesting," he pointed out and then paused, "but if you want the Indonesian cousin to the augurey, so be it."