Spotting Nancy and Everleigh snatching up sleeping bags before all the good ones were gone, Nora decided to do the same. The first year didn't really have a preference--fluffy and free of holes were just about the only two. She scooped up one of the better ones, draped it over her arms, and tugged it back over to the growing group of firsties she'd somehow managed to find.

"I hope it's not a lesson at all," Nora replied, looking in Everleigh's direction. "I'm crossing my fingers that this is just for fun." Not that learning about creatures was boring, but Nora could have stayed in the common room and relaxed all evening had it been between a lesson and staying in. She shook her head. She didn't snore. Not that she knew of, at least.

"What's up with the owl?" she asked the group around her. She knew owls were normally out in nature and awake at this hour, but the creature seemed almost fixated on the growing group. It almost gave her the creeps. She decided to just turn away from it and maybe by the time she turned back around, it'd be gone. Regardless, she couldn't seem to get away from the creature, because when she turned around she happened to overhear Hope mention how the owl seemed to be watching them. See! She knew she hadn't been just seeing things!