Austin's face went red when his tiredness was pointed out. He wasn't going to fall asleep, he had his tea with him. Just because he wanted to be back in his warm dorm, didn't mean he was going to try to sleep here. Beds were better for sleeping. Benches were hard and meant for sitting. He learned, early on he might add, that professors were not happy when you fell asleep in their class. "Don't worry professor, won't happen today." He took a sip of his tea, hoping that would suffice.

After a few other students trickled in, and others were complaining about the cold, the professor started. It's not that cold. He thought. Although he had opted for a longer sleeved shirt and a scarf today. It may not be very cold, but he wasn't going to risk getting sick. He took another sip of his tea as he thought about the creatures he had seen. There was talk of spiders, especially a few years ago, and centaurs had been around then too. Although he had never seen these himself. What he had seen in his time at Hogwarts was the squid that lived in the lake. Well, not so much the squid itself, but a few tentacles had managed to pop out here and there.

The teen raised his hand and waited to be called for before saying anything. He was already on the spot. "Isn't there a squid that lives in the lake?" He gave a nod to the one they were all sitting around. "I've seen it's tentacles from time to time."