Just a few days after the welcoming feast, Kiri found herself with a free period just after lunch. As she - and everyone else - had only had one or two classes so far, her homework list was fairly manageable. With her schedule all sorted out, she was simply trying to decide whether to stay in the common room and read or wander out into the grounds.

Figuring that she would see enough of the grounds soon enough (the Quidditch season was not far off, at least for a captain such as herself), she grabbed one of her - literally and intellectually - heavy astronomy textbooks and wandered into the common room. She was just about to slump into an armchair when she caught sight of Professor Lupa's Head of House office.

The boxes of barking dogs were gone, so someone, perhaps Professor Kazimeriz, had figured out how to remove them. That was good.

But the open door reminded Kiri of something else. Professor Lupa had wanted to see her! She put her book down on a table (careful to do so face-up so people could see the title, which sounded impressively complicated and scientific), and walked over the office. Was the professor even in her office? Announcing her presence, Kiri knocked on the wooden door frame. "Erm, Professor Lupa? Are you there?" She peeked inside.