Henry liked Defense Against the Dark Arts and he was pretty good at it too. Now in his Fifth Year Henry knew classes will be much harder but he was ready for the challenge. In fact the more he had to study and practice the better. Not only did he like the subject matter he also liked Professor Lissington. He had an easy going way about him which was a nice change from the more strict Professors.

As soon as he entered the classroom, Henry headed for his customary seat in the class, seeing no reason to change since his first year. He chatted a bit with his friends till Professor Lissington called the class to order. Turning to face front, Henry couldn't help but smile back at the friendly grin on the professor's face.

He pulled out his 5th Year DADA text and set it on his desk as well as his quill and a clean sheet of paper. Henry liked to take notes and pay attention in this class, in most classes actually. Studious was one thing he was known to be. As soon as the professor named the creature they will be learning about, Henry quickly jotted it down on his paper before returning his full attention to Professor Lissington.

Henry had heard of Grindylows, nasty little water creatures that could pull you under the water to drown if you weren't careful. He wasn't sure on the classification but he had a feeling it wasn't too high. Definitely not as dangerous as dragons or manticores but more harmful than say a puffskein. He itched to just check the text, he was certain it would be in there.

Deciding he could guess pretty well, giving what he already knew about the water creatures, Henry raised his hand.