Sloane reciprocated Ned's smirk, "I'd like to see you try," She'd have to be dying or severely injured for anyone to try dragging her off to the hospital wing without permission. Her only problem there was that all of her male friends had several inches on her in height and probably wouldn't have any issues physically carrying her to the hospital wing if they needed to.

Following her housemate toward the edge of the lake, she mused over sighting mermaids. "I always wonder what else is down there? We know about the mermaids and the grindylows and the squid, but what else? There's got to be hundreds of creatures lurking down there." The mysteries of the Black Lake had been part of the reason she'd taken Care of Magical Creatures. The squid, though possibly a muggle creature, was by far the most fascinating. Why would a creature of that size lurk in a lake like this and not out in the ocean?