"Good luck, Harry Potter," the centaur said, "The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by centaurs. I hope this is one of those times."

He then turned, and was about to gallop back into the forest when Harry remembered Mayumi's request, and called out.

"Firenze?" The centaur halted, glancing back, "Um, my friend Mayumi told me to tell you she say hi."

Firenze blinked with what looked like confusion, and cantered back into the trees.