Calypso

The following day we were all so mad at Umbridge that we jinxed her doorway so that she would trip and at breakfast we enchanted her voice so that she spoke in a deep, bullfrog's voice for the rest of the day. I was really happy about it because I had her on Thursday.

Annabeth and I (now without Reyna) went to Herbology with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Percy, Leo, Carter, Sadie, and Hazel (who was very fond of her new cat B's). I had always liked Professor Sprout from my first Herbology Class. She was usually to the point, but was very kind about it.

That day we went into Greenhouse Three. We learned how to get seeds from a venomous tentacula. While this was happening there was quite a lot of swearing by the people who were grabbed and reeled into its clutches.

After a quick shower we met up with Frank, Piper, and Jason and headed down to Care of Magical Creatures. Hagrid was a very nice man. I found it hard to believe that he had just returned a couple months ago. He was still bruised all over. That day we all went into the woods and sat down in a circle. The trees looked beautiful covered in snow and ice. This was my favourite part of being of Ogygia (except my friends), and as much as I had feared winter, now I thought it looked beautiful.

Hagrid set a cow carcass in the middle of the circle and made a hideous howl. Frank and Piper jumped along with half of the class. Hagrid said, in his tough, guff voice, "Today we're studying thestrals. Does anyone know what thestrals are?"

Annabeth raised a hand. "Thestrals are what pull the school carriages. They are skeletal, winged, scaly horses, which are signs of bad luck and visible to only those who have seen death. All the transfers can see them. There was a fire at our school. Quite a few didn't make it."

"I'm sorry Annabeth," said Hagrid, "That must have been a horrible thing to see.

But yes, Annabeth is correct. Thestrals are what pull the school carriages. Oh, look, here comes one now."

I looked where Hagrid was pointing and saw one of the cutest things I've ever seen in my near immortal life, a baby thestral, with big, black eyes, as soft as silk, his skin was a greyish color, like Annabeth's eyes. "Here Calypso, you feed 'im he likes you."

Hagrid gave me raw, disgusting meat, and I held it out to the little thestral, and he walked over to me, and began eating it.

Annabeth

After the class ended we all went up to the castle. "The thestrals were an awesome lesson." I said.

"I agree," said Jason, "What class do you guys have after lunch?"

"We have Defense Against the Dark Arts with the Slytherins."

"I feel sorry for you. We have Charms with the Gryffindors"

We all went to our separate tables and ate. I was becoming friends with a girl who also went to the D.A.. She was in the year below me. Her name was Luna Lovegood. "How's your day been so far Luna?" I asked.

"Amazing," she said in that dreamy voice of her's, "I just had Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was very funny with Umbridge talking like a toad. Before that I had Divination. I've always liked Professor Trelawney. She has many of the same interests as me."

"With Umbridge like she is right now," I said, "Professor Trelawney might not be a divination teacher much longer."

"I hope that isn't true," said Luna, "I really do like her."

She then finished her Shepard's pie and headed out the door.

When we went inside the DADA room there was a substitute there. Professor Snape. "Hello Professor," I said cheerily, "Where's Professor Umbridge?"

"In the hospital wing trying to get her voice to stop being so low pitched." He answered.

"What are we studying today?"

"How to deal with dementors."

"Will we be learning the Patronus Charm?"

"We will be learning how to do it, but not actually performing it. Now please sit down Miss Chase, or I'll have to take ten points from Ravenclaw."

An hour or so later I asked Calypso how she thought DADA went. She answered, "I thought it was amazing I'm wondering what form my patronus will take."

"Mine will probably be an owl," I observed.