Phil stepped right in Sarita's way, making sure she couldn't run away or pretend not to notice him the way a few others have today. He was getting pretty tired of people ignoring him, and even more tired of hearing he "doesn't deserve a chicken" or is "irresponsible", but he tried his hardest to look pleasant anyway.
"Why do I thi- I don't know! Why wouldn't you have a chicken? Aren't you from a farm?" He asked her, looking her over for the first time. Even after noticing her small frame and pale skin, he did not change his opinion. In fact, he was sure any kid in Hogwarts could have been from a farm, except the really rich ones. Despite growing up near a few, he had a terribly twisted view on the way farms work.