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As Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Jacob approached Hagrid's hut for Care of Magical Creatures, they saw that the Ravenclaws were already gathered, ready to tackle whatever beast Hagrid was introducing to them today.

Among the Ravenclaws, Jacob spied the red-haired Livvy Wilde. He noted that she stood off to the side, gazing into the shadows at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, which was located a mere few feet from Hagrid's hut. Jacob strode over to her and whispered in her ear, "Penny for your thoughts?"

Livvy jumped with a gasp and whirled around to face Jacob. She gave him a snarl and snapped, "Don't sneak up behind me!"

"You're prone to anger a lot", Jacob mused, clasping his hands behind his back as he gazed down at her in amusement.

"What's it to you?" sneered Livvy, shooting a glare up at Jacob.

"I'm just curious, because if we're going to be enemies, then I'd like to know why I should hate you", Jacob informed Livvy.

"Hate is a strong emotion. You know what's just as strong as hate?" Livvy asked Jacob, taking on an amused look.

"No, what?" Jacob replied, already knowing her answer but wanting to play along just the same.

"Love is just as strong as hate. So which do you feel for me, Mr. Black? Love or hate?" questioned Livvy, raising one eyebrow as she glanced up at Jacob.

Jacob snorted. This girl was ridiculous. She was assuming that he had feelings for her, when all he felt towards her was suspicion and wariness. He didn't trust her in the slightest. To love someone, you have to trust them. Jacob would never put his trust and faith in a girl like Livvy Wilde.

She was one match away from starting a bonfire. Jacob could sense her anger boiling strong and sure in her veins. He knew anger all too well, being a werewolf and all.

"I don't know what game you're playing with me, but stop. All you're succeeding in doing is making me angrier than I already am", Jacob informed Livvy, glaring down at her.

"I notice that you're prone to anger, too. Care to tell me why that is?" Livvy questioned; a teasing look on her heart-shaped face.

"Jacob, class is about to start and trust me, you're going to need your wits about you for this class", Hermione said to Jacob, running up to stand beside him.

"I'll be there in a moment, Hermione. Just say I'm there if he calls my name", Jacob told Hermione, his eyes still locked on Livvy's.

Hermione just nodded, shot Livvy a wary glance which didn't go unnoticed by Jacob, and then headed back to the other Gryffindors. Livvy snorted after Hermione and said, "That girl is nothing but a know-it-all".

"She happens to be my friend", Jacob retorted, not liking Livvy's criticism of Hermione.

Livvy snorted again and said to Jacob, "You can never trust friends. Trust me".

Before Jacob could question what Livvy meant by that, she walked away from him to go stand with her fellow housemates as Hagrid emerged from his hut, holding three pitch-black eagle-like birds with large, red eyes the size of small boulders on his arms. The birds were chained around their necks, linked one to the other.

The seven-foot giant announced to the class in his bellowing Scottish brogue, "These are Gruagachs. They're also known as Pookas. They are Irish hobgoblins that take the forms of either birds or…"

As if in correlation to what Hagrid was saying, suddenly the pitch-black birds became a cross between a horse and a pony. The red eyes remained the same as well as the pitch-black coat.

"Well, as they've demonstrated, a horse. You must be careful with them, they like to sneak up behind you, throw you on their backs and take you for one hell of a ride so even though I have them chained to one another, I still advise that you keep a fair distance from them", Hagrid continued to say.

"Uh, Hagrid, I don't see any mention of Gruagachs in our handbooks. How are these creatures relevant to our curriculum?" questioned Hermione, looking up from her opened Book of Monsters to look at Hagrid with an inquiring glance.

"Oh, come on, these are the first creatures that he's introduced to us all year that don't breathe fire or sting us or anything remotely dangerous to our health, and you're worried about their relevance to the curriculum? I say they're wonderful creatures and I'm willing to learn as much as I can about them no matter their irrelevance", Livvy argued.

"I'm not saying that they aren't fascinating creatures, it's just that I'm concerned for when our O.W.L.s come up at the end of this year…" Hermione insisted.

"O.W.L.s?" Jacob questioned Ron and Harry.

"Ordinary Wizarding Levels; a sort of school-wide exam for Fifth Year Students like us", Harry explained to Jacob.

"Who cares about that? Oh, wait, you do, because you have no life outside of your homework!" Livvy cried at Hermione.

"I do so have a life! I…I have a date this Friday", Hermione informed Livvy.

"Oh, really, and who would be your date?" Livvy asked with a sneer.

"Jacob's my date!" Hermione blurted out, her face turning beet red as she glared at Livvy.

"Wait, what?" Harry, Ron, and Jacob all cried in unison.

* Has Hermione gone too far? Will Jacob agree to a date with Hermione? How will Ron feel about that? How will Livvy? Stay tuned for the next chapter in our thrilling story!

And here's the link about Gruagachs/Pookas~ /Magic&Mythology/Fairylore/Pooka/page%