Buckbeak and the Whomping Willow

Buckbeak was feeling wild and playful. He gaily soared above
the clouds, or so it appeared to onlookers. At the
last moment he would pull up and soar again. While
he was overhead, he gazed at the world beneath him.
Buckbeak saw a ferret climbing about the base of a
tree, his favorite meal! With a squawk Buckbeak began his
descent, the Ferret began climbing the tree. Buckbeak nearly had
him, suddenly he was broadsided by something hard and thrown
into the air. Chagrined, Buckbeak realized he'd flown within reach
of the Whomping Willow, damages could have been much worse!