This one is a whole series by an American author, Lynn Morrison, who has settled down in the City of Oxford, and is clearly ensorcelled by that magical city! In addition to the usual over the top adoration of Oxford University, this author has incorporated magic into the stories. It's nicely done, but ends up giving the story a slightly Harry Potteresque feel. Not terrible, but if a reader is familiar with Oxford—which I'm not, at all—they might feel like, come on, it's just a university. It's weird, but not that weird!
There's a baby dragon- like critter—a wyvern, to be exact—that attaches himself to the main character, and very cleverly pretends to be a cat, so as not to blow this main characters cover to the muggles. The name of the wyvern is Humphrey, but he hates his name, and wants to be called H.
The main character is Natalie Payne (rather an American-sounding name for a British heroine) but she's nice, and gets along well with the wyvern.
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