Noelle said hello to everyone that looked her way or waved as they came towards the tree. She was amused that her person was trying to climb the tree.

She glanced at the tree before the Professor started speaking. It was swaying slightly and looked sad.

....

So that made sense after the professor's story that it was the Wheeping Willow. Mason said it was the cousin of the whomping willow? Wow. She didn't jot down the story of the tree though. Seeing as it wasn't proven to be factual, but she enjoyed the story nonetheless.

Now why would the tree cry?
Or rather, what would make a tree cry?

She giggled at Zoryn's answer. That was a cute answer. And Z probably meant every word of it. Noelle didn't want to suggest someone cutting into it. With the tree wheeping, it was like it was with intelligence and she couldn't imagine cutting into the tree.

"Maybe sad stories?" It was a suggestion. Who even knew if the tree could hear?