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Thestrals On Strike!

Written by - I_heart_Ron

The Thestralls that pull the Hogwarts carriges have recently gone on strike. "I think it's b'cause o' the food we're givin' 'em. When I try ter give it ter 'em, they won' take it." says Rubeus Hagrid, Gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures teacher. Thestralls usually dine on dead ferrets, dead polecats, etc. "They've never acted this way before in the time that I've been Headmaster." Informs Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster. "I don't know what to give them to eat unless we search deeper into the Forbidden Forest or make them something in the Kitchen."

A few of the students have taken it into they're own hands to try and solve the mystery of the Thestralls eating habits. "We've experimented with a few of the foods from the castle. Pumpkin pasties, cauldron cakes, bacon, etc. But they don't seem to like those either." said Ron Weasley. "The one thing they did like was the steak-and-kidney pie. But only if you accidentally spill black pudding on it." Harry Potter told the Quibbler, with a guilty look on his face.

"Well, If you'd read Hogwarts, A History, it says in chapter 11 that once before the Thestralls went on strike. Except it wasn't about the food. It turned out that they were upset because many of the students would try and run past the front of the carriges, not knowing the Thestralls were there, and slam into them. This was sorted out by the school placing a rule that said you cannot run manically around the carriges." said the very intelligent, Hermione Granger. We still think that the problem is the food, though we have no solution on how to fix it yet. If you have any suggestions, please report them to Albus Dumbledore. Thank you.