Early the next morning Harry awakens and walks down to the common room to write a letter to Sirius - which is challenging, since he must anticipate it being intercepted. He finally manages, though, and sets off to mail it.

Harry is stopped on his way to the Owlery by Nearly Headless Nick, who warns him that Peeves is planning a practical joke further down the hall, so he heads a different way instead.

In the Owlery, Harry mails his letter and is watching another winged horse over the Forbidden Forest when Cho Chang enters behind him. They chat for a bit, with her complimenting him for standing up to [Umbridge], when Filch arrives attempting to intercept Harry's letter. After Cho sticks up for Harry, they leave together, and Harry heads to breakfast.

At breakfast Harry and Ron talk about [Quidditch], and Hermione learns from her [Daily Prophet] that [Sturgis Podmore] was arrested at the [Ministry of Magic]. The boys then decide to head out to the [Quidditch pitch] to practice together, despite Hermione's clear disapproval.

Harry and Ron work on their [Quidditch] skills together, then head in for a quick lunch before coming out to practice with the entire [Quidditch team]. The practice doesn't go well, though, as the Slytherins show up to heckle and Katie Bell has to be taken to the hospital wing with a bloody nose.

Harry and Ron return to the common room to tell Hermione about their awful [Quidditch] practice, and then spend the rest of the weekend focused on homework, with only a touch of help from Hermione.