Ch.1
Disclaimer: To bad J.K. Rowling made up all that juicy stuff before I did!! GRRR! Well…unfortunately I practically don't own anything b/c I don't even have a plot! Aaaa haha! Lol
It takes me a while to write and these chapters aren't even that long so…sorry!!
It was a perfect day to start a new school. The birds were chirping merrily outside, the sun was shining brightly, and there was not a cloud in sight, but Lily still couldn't help feeling nervous. She was ten and was going to the train station to get on a train at Platform Nine and Three Quarters. There, she was to take the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her mother nor father were wizards, so this was a new thing for her family. Her parents were excited, though her sister wasn't pleased. She had called Lily a freak and many other, not pleasant, words. Black and white came into Lily's view as they were passing a farm. The peaceful looking cow was grazing happily in the field. 'Why can't I be a cow?' Lily asked not expecting an answer, 'They don't have to go to wizard schools,'
The trip flew by and before she new it she was at the train station saying good byes. Her parents wished her good luck and said good bye, but her sister just grumbled at her. She walked down the cement looking for Platform Nine. Platform Nine and Three Quarters was written in curly letters on her admittance letter. All of a sudden Lily noticed a skinny, black haired lady with a boy, who looked her age and a little girl, who appeared younger.
"Come on you two. You're going to miss the train," the lady said tugging at her children.
"But mum, we are going to run into the barrier," the dazed boy said.
"Trust me, just run right for it and you will flow through it in a snap," she said reassuringly.
They disappeared through it when the kids had finally agreed to do as their mother had instructed. The even more nervous, if that was possible, Lily started steadily at the brick wall. To her amazement she flew through the wall when she thought she was going to hit into it. Looking around, she noticed many other kids hustling around trying to get on the train. She heaved her luggage onto the train and looked for a compartment. There was no empty compartments, so she decided to enter one that was comprised with the black haired boy and a girl with dark brown hair, crystal, sparkly blue eyes.
"May I join you in this compartment? There are no others opened," Lily said looking at her shoes.
"Of course. Need any help with your stuff?" the girl smiled from one tan, freckly cheek to the other.
"Thanks, um…maybe I could use a little help, my name is Lily Evans," Lily said a little more happy.
"I'm Marissa Estelline, and this is James Potter, as he was just informing me. I'm pleased to meet you," Marissa said cheerfully.
"Likewise," Lily answered now smiling herself.
As the two girls were putting Lily's huge trunk up onto the top shelf, Lily slipped on James' quill that he wouldn't pick up, which was lying on the floor, and fell backwards. James jumped up and caught Lily and helped support the trunk with one hand.
"Alright there? Watch where you step," he said with a smile.
"Thank you, I'm fine. Do people often get hurt around you?" She asked him politely.
"What is that supposed to mean?" James asked looking thoroughly confused.
"Well, you leave your stuff lying around and you seem careless," Lily said as Marissa giggled.
"No, they don't," James glared at Lily, who returned the glare with a malicious grin.
"Whatever you want to think. I beg to differ," Lily hissed.
"You," James thought intently, "are a prissy, stuck up snob, and you are not worth having me as a friend or a class mate,"
These words stung, as Lily was only joking about James. She got up turned to him and said, "If you think that of me then you are not worth my presence and you should have gotten to know me first before judging me!"
James watched her storm out of the compartment. He turned to Marissa who was giving him a disgusted look. The two of them didn't talk for a long time. Marissa sat silently, reading her book, A Wrinkle In Time, intently. James stared out of the window thinking about Hogwarts. The compartment door opened with a screech and in walked Lily and a black haired boy.
"Hi again Marissa. This is Sirius Black," Lily smiled, but gave James a dirty look, who had stopped staring at the scenery.
"Hello, nice to meet you too," Marissa said as she shook Sirius' hand.
"I accidentally ran into him as I was looking for a compartment that wasn't holding James Potter," Lily said acidly.
James just gave Lily a look and spat, "That seems like you Lily, always tripping over quills and running into people!"
"I wouldn't joke around with Potter, for he doesn't like to be teased. I already found out," Lily warned Sirius as she saw James introducing himself to Sirius.
Lily and James avoided speaking to each other let alone looking at each other for a while.
"Would you guys like to join us in playing a game of wizards chess?" Sirius asked since James wouldn't speak to Lily.
"I'd love to play," the girls both said in more or less the same time.
"We can be on teams if that is alright with you guys since we have four players," he added.
"Is this anything like normal chess?" Lily asked as she had no clue what wizard's chess was.
"Yah, it is, except the pieces are life like and talk to you and break each other," Sirius said cheerfully.
"I'm not very good at regular chess, so I should be on someone that knows what they are doing's team," Marissa said wearing her usual smile.
"You can be on my team," Sirius said with a tint of excitement in his voice.
"NO!" Lily and James both yelled, jumping out of their seats.
"I'm not being with her," James commented.
"Well, deal with it," Sirius said to James.
They played, and it ended up that James was an extremely good chess player and won the game for him and Lily.
"Yes! We won Lily," James said in a sing song voice and hugged her.
Lily's eyes grew wide and she was staring at him. James hadn't noticed what he had done until he saw the surprised look on Lily's face. Sirius and Marissa had great big smiles on their faces as the other two moved far apart.
"Why don't you two call it even and make up?" Marissa asked.
"I guess I could do that if James will," Lily lightened up.
James agreed and they shook hands. The rest of the trip was filled with fun and they became really close. Lily got a feeling as if she had known them all her life because their personalities fitted well together, though she had a funny feeling, like she had seen James somewhere before. Hours past and at about six o'clock they turned up at Hogsmeade Station. A gigantic man led the first years across a lake, where they had seen Hogwarts for the first time. Hogwarts was a wondrous castle of towers everywhere and many windows with light penetrating out of them. They reached a door at the castle and were greeted by a young, thin, black haired teacher, who had a stern, but friendly look on her face.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," she greeted them, "I am professor McGonnagal and I will be presenting the sorting ceremony. All of you will be called up to the front where you will sit down on the stool and have the hat placed on your head. From there you sit at the table which the sorting hat tells you to go,"
Every first year looked petrified and nervous as they entered the great hall. All the older student were staring at the newcomers as they stood in a big clump at the front of the hall.
"Avwick, Teresa," called Professor McGonnagal.
The brown haired girl stumbled nervously up to the stool. The hat was placed onto her head and sat still for a few seconds.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" yelled the Sorting Hat.
One of the four tables started clapping happily. The student were called up one bye one. Each one looked as nervous as the next.
"Black, Sirius," McGonnagal called.
Sirius, not looking all that nervous, stepped up to the stool. The hat was placed on his head and he was only sitting there for a little while, when the hat declared, "GRYFFINDOR!"
One of the far tables yelled with excitement. Marissa was sorted into Gryffindor as well.
When Professor McGonnagal reached, "Evans, Lily," Lily looked around at everyone nervously. She glanced at the Gryffindor table to see Marissa crossing her fingers and smiling. She walked up to the stool and McGonnagal set the hat on her head. It slipped over her eyes and she waited. To her surprise a voice came from inside the hat.
"Hello?" Lily was confused.
"Good evening, I'm just merrily sorting you into your house. You have great potential, and very true to your words. I also see that you are scared, but are tenacious and daring," the hat went on as if she wanted to know what was in her head, "I think the best place for the smart, loyal, true, and daring girl that you are, is…GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled the last part of the sentence and the hat came off with a swoosh of McGonnagals arm.
Lily was glad it was over and that she was in the same house as Marissa. James also was sorted into Gryffindor.
"Yoshie, Rannae," Professor McGonnagal said, her mouth dry from all the names.
The last girl, who didn't look the slightest bit nervous, walked gracefully to the stool and sat down elegantly. The girl had a rather mysterious grin on her face.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat called sharply after a few minutes.
The Headmaster, Dumbledor, stood up and gave them a few words, "Welcome students to a new year at Hogwarts! I am happy to see bright new faces amongst our already stunning group of pupils. I am hungry and I hate talking so…let us begin eating," everyone was happy when the food appeared. To Lily's surprise there were many assorted trays. There was everything from chicken cordon bleu to spaghetti and meatballs, which looked scrumptious. After everyone had their full share of food, the dinner disappeared and desserts replaced them. Lily was to stuffed to eat any more, so she just sat and talked to the girl sitting next to her.
"Where are you from?" Lily asked politely.
The girl, Leanne Lethwin, turned to look at Lily and answered, "I am from Tenin, England. How about you?"
"I'm from Surrey," Lily explained, "It's a small, everyone knows everyone kinda town,"
"Oh, I see. What do you think is going to be the best class? I think transfiguration will be the best, but Herbology might be also," Leanne said looking thoughtful.
"I don't know really. Maybe charms…I was reading the charms book and it sounded really interesting, but I don't know very much about magic because my parents aren't wizards," Lily said looking at the desserts.
"I'm sure there are many other students who are muggle born, but that doesn't matter anyways. Some of the greatest wizards are muggle born you know?" Leanne said staring at James.
"Do um…you like him?" Lily said cautiously.
"Who?" Leanne's eyes became wide.
Lily nodded her head to James and Leanne smiled as she mouthed a yes. They talked for a little while longer till they were all dismissed. They were all walking up to the Gryffindor common room, led by Halley Diskintle, a Gryffindor prefect. When they reached a picture of a lady in a pink dress, who was a little on the chubby side, Halley said, "Butterbeer! Everyone remember that because it is our password to get into the common room and the dormitories,"
Lily and Marissa squeezed through the portrait hole at the same time. The room that they had entered was a cozy, maroon and gold painted room with couches and chairs scattered around a blazing fire.
"I think this need some extreme decorating. Oh my gosh, we could all have a decorating party!" Rannae screamed excitedly.
Marissa rolled her eyes, "She is going to be a great room mate. I can just picture it now, Rannae coming in everyday with the latest gossip and the cutest boys," she said sarcastically.
Lily laughed as she walked over to a chair, but on her way a foot shot out from one of the couches and she tripped head first into a couch. She flew into a surprised Sirius and turned to the owner of the foot, who happened to be James. He was rolling around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
"You…you…," Lily couldn't find the word she was looking for, for she started laughing along.
With a leap Lily jumped head long for James. Though she was light, James made it seem as though she was as big as the lady in the portrait. When he realized what happened, Sirius threw a pillow at them, and received a shoe.
"Ouch!" he screamed and ran to pick up the shoe thrower, which happened to be Lily. Flaring arms were in Sirius's face, but he managed to run to the boy's dormitories and threw her into a shower. Lily looked up at him confused, and before she could do anything he grabbed the handle and icy water poured out of it. An idea came to Lily, with a grin, she grabbed onto Sirius's arm and pulled him in with her, and she started to dance. They were dancing wildly when James, accompanied by a tall boy named Remus Lupin, rushed in. By the shocked looks painted across their faces, Lily and Sirius laughed and turned off the shower. Lily looked at Sirius then to James and back to Sirius and smiled an evil smile, which was returned with a wink from Sirius. James caught the evil expression on their faces and ran the opposite direction, but was caught as Lily toppled him followed by Sirius.
"Get off me!" James screamed, "You two are freezing me as well as getting me wet,"
"You just noticed that now?" Lily asked surprised.
"No, actually you are always cold!" James retorted.
His cheek was met by a hand and a burning pain. Lily stood up, gave him a stair, and walked out.
"Ouch, she slaps hard," James rubbed his face.
Sirius just laughed at James, who got up and shoved him and made him fall down the stairs, but this just made Sirius laugh even harder. In the common room, where Sirius had ended up, was full of girls giggling and smiling. One of them came over to him, "Are you alright…Sirius?"
"Yes, I'm fine! A little push and fall never hurt anyone. James, you better run! I'm still wet," Sirius chimed and saw James run into the dorm and lock the door.
"I'm Christina Lentworth," the girl fluttered her eyes.
"Oh, nice to meet," he got cut off.
"You can call me Tina, all my friends do!" she said with happiness in her voice.
"OK, well I have to go punish James, so I'll see you around," Sirius said as he walked out.
Christina skipped over to her friends on the couch and Sirius muttered "Stupid girls! Can't they just leave me alone? No of course not Sirius you are irresistible!" and he chuckled to himself. He met a sleeping James and Remus along with a short, blond, pudgy little boy in another bed. Instead of waking James he dried off and put new, dry clothes on, and slipped into his warm, snuggly bed. Soon, he was fast asleep like his friends.
Disclaimer: To bad J.K. Rowling made up all that juicy stuff before I did!! GRRR! Well…unfortunately I practically don't own anything b/c I don't even have a plot! Aaaa haha! Lol
It takes me a while to write and these chapters aren't even that long so…sorry!!
It was a perfect day to start a new school. The birds were chirping merrily outside, the sun was shining brightly, and there was not a cloud in sight, but Lily still couldn't help feeling nervous. She was ten and was going to the train station to get on a train at Platform Nine and Three Quarters. There, she was to take the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Her mother nor father were wizards, so this was a new thing for her family. Her parents were excited, though her sister wasn't pleased. She had called Lily a freak and many other, not pleasant, words. Black and white came into Lily's view as they were passing a farm. The peaceful looking cow was grazing happily in the field. 'Why can't I be a cow?' Lily asked not expecting an answer, 'They don't have to go to wizard schools,'
The trip flew by and before she new it she was at the train station saying good byes. Her parents wished her good luck and said good bye, but her sister just grumbled at her. She walked down the cement looking for Platform Nine. Platform Nine and Three Quarters was written in curly letters on her admittance letter. All of a sudden Lily noticed a skinny, black haired lady with a boy, who looked her age and a little girl, who appeared younger.
"Come on you two. You're going to miss the train," the lady said tugging at her children.
"But mum, we are going to run into the barrier," the dazed boy said.
"Trust me, just run right for it and you will flow through it in a snap," she said reassuringly.
They disappeared through it when the kids had finally agreed to do as their mother had instructed. The even more nervous, if that was possible, Lily started steadily at the brick wall. To her amazement she flew through the wall when she thought she was going to hit into it. Looking around, she noticed many other kids hustling around trying to get on the train. She heaved her luggage onto the train and looked for a compartment. There was no empty compartments, so she decided to enter one that was comprised with the black haired boy and a girl with dark brown hair, crystal, sparkly blue eyes.
"May I join you in this compartment? There are no others opened," Lily said looking at her shoes.
"Of course. Need any help with your stuff?" the girl smiled from one tan, freckly cheek to the other.
"Thanks, um…maybe I could use a little help, my name is Lily Evans," Lily said a little more happy.
"I'm Marissa Estelline, and this is James Potter, as he was just informing me. I'm pleased to meet you," Marissa said cheerfully.
"Likewise," Lily answered now smiling herself.
As the two girls were putting Lily's huge trunk up onto the top shelf, Lily slipped on James' quill that he wouldn't pick up, which was lying on the floor, and fell backwards. James jumped up and caught Lily and helped support the trunk with one hand.
"Alright there? Watch where you step," he said with a smile.
"Thank you, I'm fine. Do people often get hurt around you?" She asked him politely.
"What is that supposed to mean?" James asked looking thoroughly confused.
"Well, you leave your stuff lying around and you seem careless," Lily said as Marissa giggled.
"No, they don't," James glared at Lily, who returned the glare with a malicious grin.
"Whatever you want to think. I beg to differ," Lily hissed.
"You," James thought intently, "are a prissy, stuck up snob, and you are not worth having me as a friend or a class mate,"
These words stung, as Lily was only joking about James. She got up turned to him and said, "If you think that of me then you are not worth my presence and you should have gotten to know me first before judging me!"
James watched her storm out of the compartment. He turned to Marissa who was giving him a disgusted look. The two of them didn't talk for a long time. Marissa sat silently, reading her book, A Wrinkle In Time, intently. James stared out of the window thinking about Hogwarts. The compartment door opened with a screech and in walked Lily and a black haired boy.
"Hi again Marissa. This is Sirius Black," Lily smiled, but gave James a dirty look, who had stopped staring at the scenery.
"Hello, nice to meet you too," Marissa said as she shook Sirius' hand.
"I accidentally ran into him as I was looking for a compartment that wasn't holding James Potter," Lily said acidly.
James just gave Lily a look and spat, "That seems like you Lily, always tripping over quills and running into people!"
"I wouldn't joke around with Potter, for he doesn't like to be teased. I already found out," Lily warned Sirius as she saw James introducing himself to Sirius.
Lily and James avoided speaking to each other let alone looking at each other for a while.
"Would you guys like to join us in playing a game of wizards chess?" Sirius asked since James wouldn't speak to Lily.
"I'd love to play," the girls both said in more or less the same time.
"We can be on teams if that is alright with you guys since we have four players," he added.
"Is this anything like normal chess?" Lily asked as she had no clue what wizard's chess was.
"Yah, it is, except the pieces are life like and talk to you and break each other," Sirius said cheerfully.
"I'm not very good at regular chess, so I should be on someone that knows what they are doing's team," Marissa said wearing her usual smile.
"You can be on my team," Sirius said with a tint of excitement in his voice.
"NO!" Lily and James both yelled, jumping out of their seats.
"I'm not being with her," James commented.
"Well, deal with it," Sirius said to James.
They played, and it ended up that James was an extremely good chess player and won the game for him and Lily.
"Yes! We won Lily," James said in a sing song voice and hugged her.
Lily's eyes grew wide and she was staring at him. James hadn't noticed what he had done until he saw the surprised look on Lily's face. Sirius and Marissa had great big smiles on their faces as the other two moved far apart.
"Why don't you two call it even and make up?" Marissa asked.
"I guess I could do that if James will," Lily lightened up.
James agreed and they shook hands. The rest of the trip was filled with fun and they became really close. Lily got a feeling as if she had known them all her life because their personalities fitted well together, though she had a funny feeling, like she had seen James somewhere before. Hours past and at about six o'clock they turned up at Hogsmeade Station. A gigantic man led the first years across a lake, where they had seen Hogwarts for the first time. Hogwarts was a wondrous castle of towers everywhere and many windows with light penetrating out of them. They reached a door at the castle and were greeted by a young, thin, black haired teacher, who had a stern, but friendly look on her face.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," she greeted them, "I am professor McGonnagal and I will be presenting the sorting ceremony. All of you will be called up to the front where you will sit down on the stool and have the hat placed on your head. From there you sit at the table which the sorting hat tells you to go,"
Every first year looked petrified and nervous as they entered the great hall. All the older student were staring at the newcomers as they stood in a big clump at the front of the hall.
"Avwick, Teresa," called Professor McGonnagal.
The brown haired girl stumbled nervously up to the stool. The hat was placed onto her head and sat still for a few seconds.
"HUFFLEPUFF!" yelled the Sorting Hat.
One of the four tables started clapping happily. The student were called up one bye one. Each one looked as nervous as the next.
"Black, Sirius," McGonnagal called.
Sirius, not looking all that nervous, stepped up to the stool. The hat was placed on his head and he was only sitting there for a little while, when the hat declared, "GRYFFINDOR!"
One of the far tables yelled with excitement. Marissa was sorted into Gryffindor as well.
When Professor McGonnagal reached, "Evans, Lily," Lily looked around at everyone nervously. She glanced at the Gryffindor table to see Marissa crossing her fingers and smiling. She walked up to the stool and McGonnagal set the hat on her head. It slipped over her eyes and she waited. To her surprise a voice came from inside the hat.
"Hello?" Lily was confused.
"Good evening, I'm just merrily sorting you into your house. You have great potential, and very true to your words. I also see that you are scared, but are tenacious and daring," the hat went on as if she wanted to know what was in her head, "I think the best place for the smart, loyal, true, and daring girl that you are, is…GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled the last part of the sentence and the hat came off with a swoosh of McGonnagals arm.
Lily was glad it was over and that she was in the same house as Marissa. James also was sorted into Gryffindor.
"Yoshie, Rannae," Professor McGonnagal said, her mouth dry from all the names.
The last girl, who didn't look the slightest bit nervous, walked gracefully to the stool and sat down elegantly. The girl had a rather mysterious grin on her face.
"GRYFFINDOR!" the hat called sharply after a few minutes.
The Headmaster, Dumbledor, stood up and gave them a few words, "Welcome students to a new year at Hogwarts! I am happy to see bright new faces amongst our already stunning group of pupils. I am hungry and I hate talking so…let us begin eating," everyone was happy when the food appeared. To Lily's surprise there were many assorted trays. There was everything from chicken cordon bleu to spaghetti and meatballs, which looked scrumptious. After everyone had their full share of food, the dinner disappeared and desserts replaced them. Lily was to stuffed to eat any more, so she just sat and talked to the girl sitting next to her.
"Where are you from?" Lily asked politely.
The girl, Leanne Lethwin, turned to look at Lily and answered, "I am from Tenin, England. How about you?"
"I'm from Surrey," Lily explained, "It's a small, everyone knows everyone kinda town,"
"Oh, I see. What do you think is going to be the best class? I think transfiguration will be the best, but Herbology might be also," Leanne said looking thoughtful.
"I don't know really. Maybe charms…I was reading the charms book and it sounded really interesting, but I don't know very much about magic because my parents aren't wizards," Lily said looking at the desserts.
"I'm sure there are many other students who are muggle born, but that doesn't matter anyways. Some of the greatest wizards are muggle born you know?" Leanne said staring at James.
"Do um…you like him?" Lily said cautiously.
"Who?" Leanne's eyes became wide.
Lily nodded her head to James and Leanne smiled as she mouthed a yes. They talked for a little while longer till they were all dismissed. They were all walking up to the Gryffindor common room, led by Halley Diskintle, a Gryffindor prefect. When they reached a picture of a lady in a pink dress, who was a little on the chubby side, Halley said, "Butterbeer! Everyone remember that because it is our password to get into the common room and the dormitories,"
Lily and Marissa squeezed through the portrait hole at the same time. The room that they had entered was a cozy, maroon and gold painted room with couches and chairs scattered around a blazing fire.
"I think this need some extreme decorating. Oh my gosh, we could all have a decorating party!" Rannae screamed excitedly.
Marissa rolled her eyes, "She is going to be a great room mate. I can just picture it now, Rannae coming in everyday with the latest gossip and the cutest boys," she said sarcastically.
Lily laughed as she walked over to a chair, but on her way a foot shot out from one of the couches and she tripped head first into a couch. She flew into a surprised Sirius and turned to the owner of the foot, who happened to be James. He was rolling around on the floor, laughing hysterically.
"You…you…," Lily couldn't find the word she was looking for, for she started laughing along.
With a leap Lily jumped head long for James. Though she was light, James made it seem as though she was as big as the lady in the portrait. When he realized what happened, Sirius threw a pillow at them, and received a shoe.
"Ouch!" he screamed and ran to pick up the shoe thrower, which happened to be Lily. Flaring arms were in Sirius's face, but he managed to run to the boy's dormitories and threw her into a shower. Lily looked up at him confused, and before she could do anything he grabbed the handle and icy water poured out of it. An idea came to Lily, with a grin, she grabbed onto Sirius's arm and pulled him in with her, and she started to dance. They were dancing wildly when James, accompanied by a tall boy named Remus Lupin, rushed in. By the shocked looks painted across their faces, Lily and Sirius laughed and turned off the shower. Lily looked at Sirius then to James and back to Sirius and smiled an evil smile, which was returned with a wink from Sirius. James caught the evil expression on their faces and ran the opposite direction, but was caught as Lily toppled him followed by Sirius.
"Get off me!" James screamed, "You two are freezing me as well as getting me wet,"
"You just noticed that now?" Lily asked surprised.
"No, actually you are always cold!" James retorted.
His cheek was met by a hand and a burning pain. Lily stood up, gave him a stair, and walked out.
"Ouch, she slaps hard," James rubbed his face.
Sirius just laughed at James, who got up and shoved him and made him fall down the stairs, but this just made Sirius laugh even harder. In the common room, where Sirius had ended up, was full of girls giggling and smiling. One of them came over to him, "Are you alright…Sirius?"
"Yes, I'm fine! A little push and fall never hurt anyone. James, you better run! I'm still wet," Sirius chimed and saw James run into the dorm and lock the door.
"I'm Christina Lentworth," the girl fluttered her eyes.
"Oh, nice to meet," he got cut off.
"You can call me Tina, all my friends do!" she said with happiness in her voice.
"OK, well I have to go punish James, so I'll see you around," Sirius said as he walked out.
Christina skipped over to her friends on the couch and Sirius muttered "Stupid girls! Can't they just leave me alone? No of course not Sirius you are irresistible!" and he chuckled to himself. He met a sleeping James and Remus along with a short, blond, pudgy little boy in another bed. Instead of waking James he dried off and put new, dry clothes on, and slipped into his warm, snuggly bed. Soon, he was fast asleep like his friends.