Aliana's Broom

Aliana stood up, and exited the common room. Lune followed behind, silently.
She paused, then decided to go outside. Stepping back inside, she grabbed her new broom, and made her way downstairs. She looked around, then pushed off the ground.

Lune hopped onto the back of the broom, barely changing the balance of the broomstick. Still, Aliana was used to her cat's company. She flew upwards, feeling the cool wind on her face, dressed in her comfortable robes, on a new broom with her pet cat. She smiled, then pointed her broom in the direction of one of the forests surrounding the castle.

As she glided towards the forest, she looked down, noticed something, then headed down, to land.
'What are you doing?' - the cat asked, startled.
'I saw something.'
'It's not safe, you know that.'
'I know. But I need to find out what it is.'
'Alright. Just be careful, ok?'
Aliana nodded and gave a faint smile. 'I will.'

The seemingly one-sided conversation ended as the girl touched down. Suddenly, the cat hissed, and a looming black shape appeared in front of them.
'Who.. Who are you??' Aliana asked, terrified.