"I' going into my third year," Silvia said. She was relieved when the new girl had said they could call her by a nickname, seeing as Silvia wasn't sure if she would be able to remember her full name.

"Sometimes classes can be a little boring, but usually they're rather enjoyable. A lot of the professors plan games occasionally, to help us practice new spells. We played Capture the Flag in Charms my first year," she said, remembering how exciting her very first lesson at Hogwarts had been, "and last year we had a boat race on the Lake in Transfiguration. The History of Magic professor sometimes takes us on field trips to really cool places. And we even raised a dragon in Care of Magical Creatures last term." That was what had really hooked her interest in Magical Creatures, a class that Silvia had felt relatively indifferent about her first year. There was always something exciting going on at Hogwarts. "Is there a class in particular that you're interested in?"