Right.
Lan's grandfather has made the epic error of inviting me to stay at his place to keep Lan company while he's busy at the Ministry.
We have yet to figure out how to break into his office to find out what's going on.
But!
We saw an owl.
Tell me, is there any reason we'd need a chimera at Hogwarts? Is it to scare off the returning dead? In which case, I've never seen the Ministry move so fast and with such lethal means. Chimeras are lethal, aren't they? Three heads that spit fire? Or am I thinking of hydras?
(Also, if anyone knows a better spell than alohamora to unlock doors, pass it along?)
Edited AND NO MATTER WHAT LAN SAYS, I'M NOT LYING. WE REALLY DID SEE AN OWL.