After finishing the morning's History of Magic Class, Lynn went to the Great Hall for lunch with her fellow third-year Ravenclaw students.
Just as she sat down and took a couple of bites, Hermione, Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope sat down beside her one after another.
Hermione picked up the pumpkin juice beside her and took a large gulp, then smacked her lips with a bit of discomfort.
"Even though pumpkin juice tastes alright, drinking it for an entire academic year really gets tiring. Can't Hogwarts provide any other drinks?"
Maranhao smiled and patted Hermione's shoulder to comfort her. "Aren't you guys in your third year now? In a little while, you'll be able to go to Hogsmeade. At The Three Broomsticks pub there, you can drink many other beverages."
"Though you won't be able to drink alcohol until you're of age," Marietta added with a beaming smile from the side.
Hermione swallowed. To be honest, she was craving something. "Are there carbonated drinks?"
Hearing Hermione mention carbonated drinks, the three upperclassmen who had tried them during their villa vacation all swallowed simultaneously.
That taste... it was indeed a bit mesmerizing; just thinking about it made one desire a drink.
Unfortunately, "There are no carbonated drinks in Hogsmeade," Penelope said, shaking her head.
"It's a pure Wizarding village; there aren't even Muggles there, let alone Muggle drinks."
"Alright then," Hermione sighed. It seemed she would have to wait until she went home for the Christmas holidays to have some.
Lynn swallowed the steak in her mouth, looked up at Hermione with an indifferent expression, and then lowered her head again.
"What classes do you have this afternoon?" Maranhao asked gently as she added some vegetables to Lynn's plate.
"Care of Magical Creatures," Lynn replied without any fluctuation in her tone.
"That's a very interesting class," Penelope nodded. "At least when Professor Kettleburn taught it, it was very interesting. Hagrid likely won't be bad either."
"Definitely," Hermione said, raising her eyebrows with certainty as one of Hagrid's friends. "Hagrid knows so many magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest; his class is bound to be very interesting."
Lynn sat in her seat and opened her mouth, but seeing Hermione's trusting and excited expression, she ultimately didn't voice her analysis.
Hagrid's character was undoubtedly kind, but perhaps because of his own size, or his affinity with magical creatures—
This might lead him to mistakenly believe that certain dangerous magical creatures were actually not dangerous, combined with his naturally careless and easily excitable personality.
For this first class, Hagrid was very likely to show them some magical creature that he considered very interesting but was dangerous for Young Wizards.
Although this was an outcome with an eighty-three percent probability, thinking of Hermione's expression just now, Lynn swallowed the result of her analysis.
She had no intention of saying it out loud. Anyway, wasn't she going to the class too? Then there was no need to worry.
No matter what magical creature Hagrid brought out, she could always ensure the safety of Hermione and the other students.
After lunch, Lynn and the three others went back to the Dormitory to rest, while Penelope went to find Professor Flitwick to request a classroom. To teach Hermione, Maranhao, and Marietta, she first needed a large enough room.
At least one where the three underclassmen wouldn't disturb each other.
After hearing Penelope's request, Professor Flitwick nodded without hesitation.
"Of course, Miss Penelope. You may continue to use the classroom your study group used last academic year."
Professor Flitwick said cheerfully, "I also heard about what happened on the hogwarts express. Even I didn't expect that so many children in Ravenclaw would know the Patronus Charm."
"It is a very difficult spell."
Penelope smiled somewhat shyly. "We actually know quite a few spells; it's just that most students don't like to show them off. With that time, we can do more research and learn more incantations."
"Very pure Ravenclaw thinking, Miss Penelope," Professor Flitwick clapped his hands. "I am proud of you all."
"Thank you, Professor."
Penelope smiled and bid farewell to Professor Flitwick, then returned to her own Dormitory to rest.
It wasn't until it was time for class that Lynn put down the book in her hand and walked out of the Dormitory with Hermione.
With the screaming snidget book tucked under her right arm and her left arm linked with Hermione's, Lynn reached the edge of the Forbidden Forest and looked coldly into its depths not far away.
She seemed to hear the sound of something pawing at the ground.
Based on the sound of that pawing, a Unicorn? A Thestral? A Hippogriff?
Three possible options quickly flashed through Lynn's mind. If it were truly any of these three creatures—
Then the magical creature Hagrid was going to introduce in the first class was indeed interesting enough, and dangerous enough.
Especially the final possibility, the Hippogriff. Lynn's brain recalled information about Hippogriffs without any emotional fluctuation.
Undoubtedly, it was the most dangerous of the three possible creatures.
"Harry, Ron, good afternoon."
Lynn nodded politely to Harry and Ron, and the two boys responded with smiles.
Then Ron looked at Hermione with a long face. "Hermione, can you find some time to help Harry and me look over our Potion Class homework?"
"We promise we just need you to help check it; we've definitely finished writing it."
Harry nodded vigorously beside him. "Right, right, right, we've already finished it; we just want you to help us check it."
"Please," Ron pressed his hands together. "We really don't want to be scolded by that old ba—Professor Snape."
"Fine," Hermione nodded, caught between laughter and tears. "I never said I wouldn't help you check your homework; I just won't let you copy it."
"Bring your homework to me when we have dinner tonight. I'll finish checking it tonight and give it back to you tomorrow morning."
"Okay," Harry and Ron agreed in unison, then stopped bothering Lynn and Hermione and walked silently to the side.
"I wonder what magical creature Hagrid will bring."
Hermione stood on her tiptoes with great interest and peered into the Forbidden Forest.
Lynn mechanically reached out her left hand to steady Hermione and said expressionlessly:
"Just now, I heard the sound of pawing in the Forbidden Forest. Therefore, the three most likely magical creatures are the Unicorn, the Thestral, and the Hippogriff."
"A Unicorn!" Hermione's eyes lit up. "I heard they really like girls; maybe we can even pet them."
"Thestrals are also very interesting!"
"But the Hippogriff..." Hermione paused, speaking with some hesitation. "Hagrid surely wouldn't be so reckless, would he?"
"To have us interact with a Hippogriff in the first class."
"I'm not sure," Lynn shook her head, her tone flat. "There's too little information; I can only analyze these three possibilities."
"The probabilities of these three possibilities are equal; it's impossible to determine which one it is."
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