So, Wesley was pretty sure no ticks had fallen on her head.

The Wrackspurts however...?


Wesley'd never heard about them before. But before she could question Miranda as to what exactly Wrackspurts were, the older girl had run off to feed the Thestrals. The invisible, meat eating Thestrals! Wesley thought nice horsies ate oats.

The Hufflepuff had moved into the empty spot left by the captain, closing the space between her and Sarah, and watched in horror as the meat vanished from Miranda's open hand. And then, when the Captain started petting the Thestral - that was when Wesley closed her eyes. Didn't Miranda know she was made up of meat too?

Luckily, however, after all the meat had been eaten, all the students were still alive, and it was time to proceed onto the Muggle Studdies portion of the class. Wesley, immensely relieved, had walked back with the older kids, a little bit behind them, just to make sure nothing bad happened.

As the class stood at the edge of the forest, the Hufflepuff had anxiously waved in front of her face, trying to blow away any Wrackspurts that may have accumulated on the short trip.

It was while she was swatting that Professor Lawson (the man) asked what Muggle Studdies and Thestrals had in common.

And that was when Miranda said they were all going to ride the horses.

"AEH!" The Hufflepuff exclaimed, horrified, moving her waving hands to cover her mouth. It was just - she couldn't see - they ate - she'd never - Thestrals were too scary!