There was far too much snow out here. The first year had dressed properly for the winter this time, and she pulled her winter cloak more tightly around herself as she trudged a path through the snow to the barn. She wasn't going to complain, though; the barn was her favorite place ever at Hogwarts so far. Speaking of Hogwarts, she couldn't believe that it was December already. It didn't feel like she'd been at school for so long; Emmeline thought time was passing far too quickly for her liking.

As she entered the super warm barn, Emmeline paused as she passed various creatures' areas to say hi to them or pet them briefly before moving on. She wondered what ancient runes had to do with creatures, but as long as the runes didn't hurt the creatures, she was thrilled to get to have an extra lesson involving them.

Emmeline had finally reached the pasture at the back of the barn when her entire face lit up at the sight of so many winged horses. The Gryffindor bounded forward, almost running straight into Jessa in her haste to get closer to them. "Oops. Sorry, Jessa!"

"Morning, Headmistress," she added respectfully as a huge smile crossed her face. Were they going to ride the horses? She hoped so. She thought that they'd at least get to pet them, judging from how the headmistress seemed friendly with at least one horse. Emmeline couldn't help bouncing on her feet, waiting impatiently for her other creature-loving friends to get here so they could start the lesson.