her wrapped gifts quickly. The first one she opened was from Ron and turned out to be a book! Not just any ordinary book, though. It was a tome that involved the Forbidden Arts and Forgotten Rituals. How Ron had even got a hold of it, no one except the boy himself would know that. Next, she ripped off the wrapping of Ginny's gift. Her only girl friend had bought her a heart-shaped locket, but it wouldn't open yet for some strange reason. She sent the redhead a confused a glance, but the younger girl only smirked and switched her gaze to a blushing Ron. The last gift she opened was from Neville. He'd bought her a bucket load of rare potion ingredients, which she appreciated a lot.

Gryffindor clapped amiably and motioned for the students to sit on the floor. "All right. To begin today's study on animagi, Rowena and I have decided to show you our own forms. Salazar and Helga will explain the process in depth while we're in capable of human speech."

All of a sudden, a pair of