Originally Posted by emjay

Ethan had been quite distracted since the beginning of the class, mostly due to the professor digging in the jar of dirt and playing with worms. It reminded him of Herbology and how worms are good for gardens and that sort of thing. He had spent the first few minutes forgetting where he was and hoping they'd actually do some gardening. But once she had put the jar away, dawning realization came over the boy as the professor revealed the cages.

Oh, riiiiight.... Care of Magical Creatures...

The fifth year stared at the creatures in the cages, trying to remember what he knew about fire crabs. After listening to the answers his fellow classmates gave, the Ravenclaw raised his hand. "Ethan McCarthy, Miss... Fire crabs are a protected species of magical creature. There's even a reservation for them so their jewels aren't stolen or their shells used for cauldrons." Poor things. They weren't particularly cute, but Ethan felt bad that someone might hurt one just to get to its shell.