Originally Posted by MadAlice

Violet entered the DADA class awake and ready, because she had determined (along with a few other things) that this year she was not going to let her dislike of early rising affect her performance in morning classes. Which meant getting up in time to wheedle a couple of cups of coffee from the overly-solicitous elves who argued that coffee was bad for growing children. Pfffft, at sixteen, she was hardly a child, and next month she'd be an adult in the eyes of the Wizarding World. Which was a sobering thought.

"Good morning, Headmaster Trent," she remarked with just the proper degree of politeness and respect and headed further into the room, only to be a little taken aback by finding herself in the Forbidden Forest. She hadn't been there since her second year, and things hadn't gone well, so she'd avoided it ever since.



Violet came up behind Ashley just in time to her her murmured comment. "Yeah, you and me and a few other people, too," Violet replied without thinking, then hoped she hadn't upset the younger girl. Ashley could get irate about the strangest things. As for the forest fire episode, Violet hardly thought of it anymore, and if she did, she certainly didn't feel any guilt. She'd been possessed by a ghost and not responsible for her actions, and besides, it was in the past.

Looking around, Violet felt a creeping chill up her back. Night, Forbidden Forest, full moon--Violet was beginning to suspect what this class might be about, and she didn't like it.