After briskly walking down the forest pathway, Milton found the carriage closest to the castle (which was still far away, obviously) and climbed onto it. He settled himself near the front of the carriage, close to the thestrals that he couldn't see. Last year, he thought the carriages were just pulled by magic, but then he read about the thestrals in Hogwarts, A History and realized that he was wrong (which didn't happen often). It was kind of weird, actually, to be pulled by an invisible, yet still physical being. Milton wondered if he could touch the thestrals... but decided against it.

He just wanted FOOD. So people should, like, HURRY and get their tushies on the carriages. NAO.