The next morning, Su Er walked out of the Castle behind a chattering flock of girls-all of them from Ravenclaw.
Almost all the Hufflepuff students from wizarding families had chosen Care of Magical Creatures. It was curious: those sorted into Hufflepuff all had some degree of interest in fantastic beasts, quite possibly because of Mr. Scamander's influence.
After all, almost every wizarding household had one essential book-Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Newt Scamander had once been an idol, too.
Hagrid was already waiting at the entrance in his moleskin overcoat. It was clear that he had put quite a bit of thought into this lesson. Although everyone else saw no difference, Su Er could tell.
Hmm... at least that moleskin overcoat definitely wasn't yesterday's. Which raised the question: just how many moleskin overcoats did Hagrid have?
His beard and hair had been tidied up, too. There were still traces of water on them, glittering in the sunlight.
"Come on, hurry up." Hagrid had spotted the students making their way along the path from afar, and he clapped his hands at the young wizards as they approached.
"Is everyone here? Very good. You should all know me already, but I'll introduce myself anyway. My name is Rubeus Hagrid. Today, I've got something good to show you. I guarantee this lesson will be absolutely splendid."
As he spoke, Hagrid even winked at Su Er in the crowd, indicating that he had everything arranged and there was no need to worry.
But seeing you like this is exactly what makes me worry. Su Er sighed inwardly and followed Hagrid toward the Forbidden Forest with the group.
Just as Su Er had expected, Hagrid led everyone along the edge of the Forbidden Forest until they reached a simple hunting enclosure