"There are worse things than meowing," Kelvi said quietly. He'd mostly stayed out of the conversation up till that point. There wasn't anything to add, Ariadne had covered with the Professor, and Akira had seemed ready to break...or arch her back and hiss at them all. "Could be purring. That'd be awkward."
And thankfully the transfiguration had been easily reversed, no trip to the hospital wing. No extended stay. No itching fur left under her shirt. "Next time, don't try random spells on yourself," he added, since the Professor hadn't.