Whether or not Mary-Anne needed the money, Cedric didn't feel he knew her well enough to accept gifts, let alone request gifts. "Maybe I could do something for you in exchange," he offered. "I know Panquake house is already well protected, so you probably don't need a curse-breaker." Cedric wasn't sure he had a great deal of other marketable skills. He was good at quidditch, and interested in History of Magic, neither of which seemed likely to be useful. "I suppose I could always take you to dinner, but I'd get as much out of that as you would, if not more."
He nodded, in full agreement that it was a very clever system. "It's helped me out a lot," he said. He chuckled. "I was thinking when she's a bit older. Or I would keep it for her until she's older. I like the idea of something that would respond to her mood." It was fascinating magic, and applied to something domestic. "What else have you made?"