All of the students were let back into their dormitories the next day. In front of the passage to the Gryffindor common room was a new portrait of a knight riding a stout little pony.
The day before the first Quidditch match, Snape walked in to substitute for Professor Lupin. "Sorry I'm late Professor Lupin, I-." Harry had come dashing through the door. Everyone in the class turned to look at him.
"This lesson started ten minutes ago, Potter, so I'll think we'll make it ten points from Gryffindor. Sit down." Snape cut through Harry's words.
"Where is Professor Lupin?" questioned Harry.
"He says he is feeling too ill to teach today. I believe I told you to sit down." Snape retorted
"What's wrong with him?" pushed Harry.
"Nothing life threatening; five more points from Gryffindor and if I have to ask you to sit down again it will be fifty." Snape gave an almost satisfactory sneer. "Today we shall discuss-werewolves. Turn to page three hundred and ninety-four."
"Now, who can tell me the difference between an animagus and a werewolf?" Snape scanned the room looking for someone to answer his question. Hermione's hand was up before Iris had even registered the question.
Snape had made it his goal to ignore Hermione for as long as possible. Iris raised her hand half-heartily. "Yes, Miss Blackthorne?"
Iris spoke in more of a low whisper, "An animagus is a person who elects to turn into an animal while a werewolf has no choice."
"Good." Snape droned on for the rest of the class. "you will each write and essay, to be handed into me, on the ways you recognizing and kill werewolves. I want two rolls of parchment on the subject, and I want them on Monday morning."
The game was still to be played even though it was viciously pouring outside. Iris made her way over to the stands. Gryffindor was playing Hufflepuff who had gotten a new captain and seeker, Cedric Diggory. In Iris's opinion, he was very good looking.
In the middle of the field, Iris watched as Madam Hooch blew her whistle and all of the players kicked off from the ground. The twins had jumped right onto beating the bludgers away from the other players. Iris thought that Harry would have an extremely difficult time trying to see the Snitch, especially in the pounding wind and rain.
Wood called for a time-out and all of the players landed on the muddy field clustering under an oversized umbrella. Moments later the team resumed the game.
Harry raced into the clouds high above the stadium racing Diggory to the Snitch and soon they were both out of sight. Iris had a sudden sensation of being cold and empty again.
Seconds after the initial feeling had hit, Harry was plummeting towards the earth. He landed with a splash in the mud. Iris thought that he must have fallen at least fifty feet. The players continued to find that only seconds after that Cedric had caught the Snitch. Iris could hear Diggory calling for a rematch.
Everyone in the stands had gotten up to get a better look at what was happening as they were carrying Harry to the Hospital Wing.
Everyone in the stands was up and moving back to the castle. Iris made her way back to the Gryffindor common room to get into a change of clothes and start her essay for Snape on werewolves.
Professor Lupin was back in class on Monday and had told them that they did not have to do the essay and that he would talk to Snape about it. Great, Iris though, she had already finished and was ready to turn it in.
For the rest of the class they observed a hinkypunk, a one legged creature that looked like wisps of smoke holding a lantern.