Careful not to disturb the branches as he emerged, Thereos trotted out from the forest with his head slightly tilted upwards so he was looking down upon the humans over his strong nose and rugged beard. His chest expanded, the centaur folded his arms across his chest and stood before the group that had gathered.

"The stars of Orion are bright tonight," he greeted while shifting his balance on all four legs as he stood. "I am Thereos and I shall be instructing you not on how to care for my kind for we do not require wizards to groom nor feed us. Instead I shall bestow upon you the rare gift of understanding some of our customs so that you may come to respect my kind."

Respect. Something that Hogwarts had lacked in recent years towards those dwelling in the Forbidden Forest and had now paid the consequences.

Thereos dark eyes swept over the students before continuing.

"To begin, what DO you know of centaurs?"