Alexander waited patiently, his eyes sweeping back and forth. His eyes sought out the only patch of moonlight where he heard the noise. A huge shadow loomed by. Alexander stood deathly still, watching the shadow until it moved into the moonlight.

The creature was ghastly. With the body of a rotted bigfoot and the head and wings of a rotted horse. It's glowing green eyes stared at the professor and students standing there. "What in the world..." he kept his wand raised, not willing to take any chances and not wanting to provoke the creature.

"Don't provoke it boys," he said stepping forward, toward the creature.