So, cool. Charms and Care of Magical Creatures was a joint class. That meant there was one less class to attend today, since two of them were being combined. With any luck, the homework would be combined, too, and that would be one less assignment to do. Better yet, maybe there'd be no homework at all, which would be much more preferred by Sophie.

She approached the lake, noting right away that it was frozen over. So why were they out here and not in the warmth of the castle? Looking around again, she saw the winged horses. Oh, right. Those weren't exactly castle pets. Mmkay, so what first?