"Let me think... First, the Singer should refer to the Merpeople, the cold-water freshwater Merpeople who live in the Black Lake."
Pheobe was the first to reach a conclusion. "Then what about the Holy One and the Stargazer?"
"The Stargazer... is probably the Centaurs, right?" Hermione furrowed her brow.
"There's an entire Centaur tribe living in the Forbidden Forest. Centaurs love observing the constellations, and that fits the forest mentioned in the second verse."
"If the Merpeople correspond to the lakeside, then the land must correspond to the unknown Holy One..."
Pheobe thought it over carefully, absently twirling a strand of silver hair that had fallen beside her ear.
"Are there any other tribes living in the Forbidden Forest? And I mean tribes of Fantastic Beasts with at least some intelligence, or humanoid races?"
"Let me think... Thestrals, Hippogriffs, Acromantulas, and the Fire Crabs and Manticores that were brought here..."
"No, that's not right. Fire Crabs aren't very intelligent, so we can rule them out..."
The more Hermione thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed. Pheobe's mouth fell slightly open, too.
"Is the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts really this outrageous? Aren't there any normal, less dangerous creatures?"
"You can't blame me for that." Hermione's cheeks were flushed, though it was hard to tell whether it was because she'd been soaking for too long or for some other reason.
"Hagrid never brings normal Fantastic Beasts to class, so those dangerous ones were the first that came to mind!"
"Wait... I think there are some extremely friendly creatures in the Forbidden Forest... Holy... Unicorns!"
Hermione suddenly slapped the water, sending it splashing everywhere.
Gabrielle, who had been eagerly listening to the three of them talk, was caught off guard and got splashed right in the face.
Hermione hurriedly apologized. She grabbed