Nevertheless, she giggled and hugged its neck, running a single hand along its leathery wings. She was well aware that for those who hadn’t witnessed death yet, she was touching nothing but air and looked like she’d completely lost her mind. She didn’t care though. She only stepped back when Mitchelle hollered at her to join them in the carriage. While climbing on, Ashley explained to a confused Moko what Thestrals were. She sat as close to the Thestral as possible, next to the soul-bonded Slytherin couple that was Alyssa and Draco and directly across from Neville once again.