Originally Posted by ACROMANTULAS!

The CRACK! was most audible to the largest inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest, and the two acromantulas on their way out gave pause when they heard it echo through the trees. They communicated with each other about the strange noise through the clacking of their pincers. Normally, these spiders would have no fear in approaching and defending their territory, but in the face of this winter...and with everything happening within....neither wished to approach first.

The spiders remained hidden in the shadows, quiet and watchful of the human scampering through their trees. For now, they only watched with all their eyes...

Originally Posted by Lolita Domingo

Once she was a short way inside the forest, she stopped to catch her breath and check behind her. Seeing no one, she continued onward. A soft wandlight probed the path as she searched. "¿Dónde están..?"

That's when she heard the rustling noises, followed by... was that clicking? Lolita froze. Somehow she didn't think that whatever was making that noise was what she was looking for. "¡Salga! Away with you!"

Originally Posted by ACROMANTULAS!

The clacking intensified as the lone human continued onward, now using the light from her stick to illuminate her pathway. !!!!!!! Did she not realise how unsafe that was...These acromantulas had not been intending to spend another night in this forest, but with an intruder present...they were obligated to follow her on account of the rest of the tribe. The clacking only stopped when she spoke. Rude humans...

"What are you doing in our forest?" The first spider's low and commanding voice came floating out of the darkness. English was what they should speak here. This was a forest in Scotland, not El Salvador!

Originally Posted by Lolita Domingo

The clicking and clacking kept growing louder and louder. Yes, those were definitely acromantulas. If the noises weren't enough, the humanlike speech gave it away. Lolita immediately turned to face the creature. Lovely, creature was actually creatures.

What was she doing in their forest? THEIR forest? Just like an acromantula, assuming it all belonged to them. "My purpose in the forest is really none of your concern. Official school business, if you need to know." Which they didn't. "I mean you and your kin you harm, nor do I intend to venture toward your nests."

Originally Posted by ACROMANTULAS!

Nests. How insulting. The human was calling the complex web habitat of their forest nests. As though they were measly field mice...there was more clacking between the two spiders after her speech, and then the first spider came out into the light. He towered above her, at least seven feet higher than even the tallest human wearing elevated shoes.

"The school does not need to enter our forest," the acromantula intoned. "You need not venture anywhere within here. It is unsafe. Even we do not venture into the depths any-more."

The second spider's pincers clacked excitedly together as though agreeing with the first spider, though she remained shrouded by the shadows behind the first spider. "Leave now," the first spider warned, his thick and quick legs marching closer toward the human, "and we will forgive your trespass."

Originally Posted by Lolita Domingo

Ay. That was one tall acromantula.

She fully agreed. The school did not need to enter the forest, but she was not here for them. She was here to look for signs of... Wait, the acromantulas were migrating? Interesante. Would they really affect the spiders like that? It was hard to tell.

At first Lolita was tempted to give a fiery reply, but even she knew that testing two acromantulas was unwise. Besides, she could always come back a different night when her path would be clear. "Fine. I shall take my leave now." She backed up several steps before turning and heading back toward the Hogwarts grounds, keeping a firm grip on her wand in the process.

Originally Posted by ACROMANTULAS!

"And do not come back," the acromantula warned with one final menacing click-clack of his pincers. He waited until the human was fully out of the forest before meeting up with his mate again and discussing everything through rapid clicks and clacks. The humans were entering the forests when all the other creatures....nearly all the other creatures...were leaving it. Did they not know? Had the centaurs not warned them?

It was none of the acromantulas' concern, but now they had certain things to discuss with their tribe before they left.