Mountain Top Academy Part 1
Detected to my friend Shannon who has just left this morning to
go on a different river of destiny than mine . Goodbye my dear
friend Shannon . If you know whom I speak of review this
story and tell me how you knew her .
Disclaimer : I do not own Harry Potter that belongs to J.K Rowling , anyways feel free to use any of the names I made up in this story .
Now the story begins .
Far up in the mountains of East TN , there is a old nun
convent . The convent had been turned into a Muggle resort for the rich
and famous in later years , Muggle stars like Elizabeth Taylor had
stayed there for secret honeymoons and getaways . But around the
year 1987 ( around the time of the defeat of Voldermort ) it had
been turned into a private school . No one knew what was taught
in this school actually no one cared . They were making a fatal
mistake for this was the greatest secret " It " was the American
Hogwarts . The part of it's history I shall tell you about the
years between 1997 and 2003 .
Mountain Top Academy
Prologue : October 31 , 1987 :
I was to leave my child in the hands of the Potter's tonight ,
to go to a churchyard to lay flowers on my dear husband's grave .
My husband had been killed by the infamous, dark wizard Voldermort
a year ago tonight the eve of my daughter's birth . Albert had
never seen Gelena . His name I still kept with me, McGonagall, I
would not marry again . Killan and I had to mourn our lost loved
ones tonight . Killan, my dear brother, had to mourn the death of
his teenage daughter Lillan and his wife Niobe . I laid the
flowers on my husbands grave. Very soon it would be a year since
he had killed my dear Albert . At midnight tonight it would be
just a year ago . . . . . I was 9 months pregnant with a little
girl . Tomorrow ( the doctors said ) she would be born into this
world . My brother was here with his wife Niobe , Lillan ( my
teenage niece ) had came too ." Cheers " said Killan" to my lucky
brother-in-law and me sister . " We all then raised our wine
glasses except me ( I drank clear deep water from far below the
ground ) and drank deeply . Killan was in a very merry mood
tonight . He was happy because I was to bare tomorrow night my
first child who I am to name Gelena . Our merry making lasted
right up to 11:45 tomorrow would be November 1 , 1986 . We all
then got up to leave for home except Albert and me for this was
our home . Niobe went out the door first we then saw a flash of
very potent green light . She fell over dead before she hit the
ground . We then all knew what was happening it was death-eaters
. We then saw who had killed her through the window it was the
ringmaster of them . The death-eaters was surrounding our house
one of then was a little futher away from the circle . He was
conjuring up the dark mark . Albert whispered " Minerva you have to
hide go into the fireplace and get some floo powder right now ,
and go somewhere safe we do not need to risk our child ." I ran to
the kitchen and grabbed a handful of the powder and started a
fire with my wand . I then threw the powder into fire and ran
into the fire and shouted " RAVEN . " I was transported to
Dumbledore's office . He looked up at me shocked and said " why
Minerva , are you here ?"" Death-eaters are killing at my party .
Dumbledore please help Albert! ,"" He is still there ?. Stay here
Minerva you can't risk your child . " He directed me to his chair
and got out a blanket and put it over me and whispered " Now sleep
." When I woke, Dumbledore and Killan were there . We were at
Killan's house , Killan was curled tightly in the corner
crying . Dumbledore was sleeping in a chair . But where was my
dear Albert ? Dumbledore woke up then and said " Minerva you must
get some rest tonight shall probably be the longest night of your
life ." Then I remembered the child was to be born today . I said
very quietly to Dumbledore , " Where is my husband , Albert?"
Dumbledore looked down at the floor and whispered very quietly to
me " Albert did not make it , they got him before I got there ,
Killan has also lost his family. He lost his daughter and his wife
" . I stared shocked at him- my Albert dead , Niobe and Lillan too
? How could this be , how could this happen to me ? What would
happen to my child yet not born , But most of all what would
happen to me ? . . . . . Would it happen again ? Something that
horrible . Would Voldermort take my Gelena from me before it was
all over ? Best I go now to my daughter and retrieve her from the
Potter's . I got on to my broomstick again and flew off . When I
reached Gordric's Hollow I knew something was amiss . I landed on
the outskirts of the village and ran to the Potter's over their
small little house was the dark mark floating in the night sky .
It was too late , my child was sure to be dead . I entered the
almost destroyed house , I had to be careful not to kill myself because of the rubbish that had gathered I heard slight crying of a tiny little duo . I went to the place where they were crying . All the time I thought this is a trick so don't get your hopes up . I then saw my daughter Gelena , she
was right beside Harry . Hagrid was already there with young
Sirius , he picked up Harry as I picked up Gelena . But where was
Voldermort was he dead ?
Part One : September 1 , 1997
To be in Mountain Top Academy was a great honor . At least
that is what my mother told me . It was only bested by Hogwarts .
But of course I could not go there with Mother on the staff . I
was in one of the magic cars Mother borrowed from the Ministry Of
Magic . Soon I would be at the Mountain Top Express, it was just
off the highway . When we spotted it the night had surrounded us
. But it was very late and the conductors were carring torches . A
very beautiful place it was . You could see all sorts of strange
flora . The express itself was a heap of junk at least that was
what it looked like . It was, of course, blocking a spectacular view
of the rock face . Mother got out of the car and said " Come on
Gelena; get out ." I got out of the car and helped Mother lift my
trunk out of the car along with my owl , Asis . By the time we
had got the trunk in a compartment it was soon to be time to leave
. My mother took me to her side and hugged me and said " Goodbye ."
I got back on the train after she stopped fussing about me . I
sat alone in my compartment until the train left . The train had
changed all of a sudden to a beautiful luxury liner . I looked
out the window remembering what mother had said " The first leg
of the journey shall be a left turn to get far away from the road
. Then you go underground through the caverns of Eternal Night .
The last leg of the journey was straight up a mountain hence the
name- Mountain Top Academy " . Anywise the school was on the
outskirts of a very large city in TN , Chattanooga . Well the
part about the trip was true at least so far . I then got bored
of staring out the window . I took out a mirror from my pocket
and checked my bangs to make sure my scar was not showing . I did
not want anyone to notice it . They would think I was weird . I
do not know why though . I have always had it since I could
remember . Mother never told me how I got it , she said " When
you reach the age of understanding I shall tell you . " And that
was that , the door to my compartment slid open to reveal a girl
my age . She was small with dark brown hair and eyes , she looked
shy and nervous at the same time . She reached out her hand for
me to shake and told me her name , Ceres Granger , as we shook
hands . " There is no more free compartments free , do you mind
if I stay in here . " " No, of course not . " Well what's your name
? " " Gelena McGonagall . " " Where are you from , Gelena ? " "
Hogsmeade , England . " " Isn't that near Hogwarts ? " I nodded ,
" But why did you not go there ? " " My mother works there . " "
Oh , I'm from the city over in that direction " she pointed east
. She was from Chattanooga , " Well , how is England ? " " Right
now the weather has just started to be beautiful and the moors
are abloom along with the fens . " " That must be a beautiful
sight . " " It is , the land has turned all golden and shades of
reds early , soon the snow will start to fall in a couple of
months . " We discussed the seasons and stuff like that , soon a
extremely thin tall witch came to our door with the lunch cart .
We bought breakfast , which included plenty of sweets and we ate
in silence . Soon after we finished eating we pulled into an
makeshift train station . We were lead off the train , to a path
by a small little man with thinning hair . He was the game
keeper , his name was Garen Faur . He led us down an long path ,
with flowers all around to block us from straying , to a small
steamboat . He told us to get on and he started it up with magic
and we sailed across the rather large lake . We entered a tunnel
soon and then we landed in a great stone port , which I suppose
was under the school . We were led off the boat into a cave which
had stairs leading upwards . We climbed the steps in semi-darkness . We climbed for what seemed twenty minutes when we heard " Stop . " We all stopped and Mr. Faur pulled open an trapdoor , light poured into the cave . We climbed out to face yet another challenge- the rest of the school . We then heard a voice which had to belong to the headmistress , Morgana . " First years , stand here in front of this table . " We all obeyed her and
lined up in the front of the school . Ceres was trembling fron
head to foot I noticed and I was not doing to good myself .
Morgana then spoke again her voice magically booming " I shall
call out your names in order . " " When your name is called you
shall come to the middle of the room . " We all looked at the
middle , in the middle there was a stool with an hat on top . "
You shall try to pull an object out the hat . " " If you pull a
sword out of the hat you shall be in the Sunrise house . " " If
you pull a crystal out of the hat you shall be in the Sunset house .
" " If you pull a potion flask out of the hat you shall be in the
Twilight house . " " And last if you pull a goblet out of the hat
you shall be in the Stargazer house . " " The house you shall be
in will be like a family to you , a home away from home in other
terms . " " You shall be awarded house points for accomplishments
and shall lose house points if you cause any trouble . " " At the
end of the year the house with the most points shall be honored
with a feast , much like this one " she said waving her hand .
She then took out a list , and read off the first name " Acckt ,
Nadoa . A dark headed girl rushed forward with shining green eyes
. She put her hand in the hat an withdrew a potion flask . She
was in Twilight , the Twilight table burst into overwhelming
applause . When it was over she called out " Azara , Kit " . He
was Saxon born for he had bright blue eyes and extremely blond
hair . He pulled out a crystal . He was the first Sunset , the
Sunset table burst into applause . She then called out " Carbi ,
Zena " she had light brown hair that reached past her knees in
waves of ripples and light gray eyes . She swept over to the hat
and pulled out a goblet . She was in Stargazer . The Stargazer
table burst into applause for her , they were big tough looking
brutes . She then called out " Desa , Carlos " he was a Spanish
boy with deep black hair and cheery eyes . He rushed forward and
pulled out a sword . He was the first of the Sunrise house . The
Sunrise house looked like the kind of house I should be in . They
all looked super friendly , and quite decent . Then there was
" Eada ,Collion " who was put in Stargazer , then " Edda , Carla "
who was also put into Stargazer . Then there was" Garct , Tual "
who was put into Sunrise . Then there was " Granger , Ceres " she
was put into Sunrise . Then " Jackel , Juma " who was put into
Twilight . Then there was" Luma , Dame " who was put into Sunset . Then there was me . " Lady Gelena MaGonagall " I walked in my sweeping robes of silver to the middle of the room .I reached into the hat and pulled out a Golden hilted sword . The Sunrise table burst over with applause . I joined the table . I sat down beside Ceres . " You're a lady , why didn't you tell me
? " " I am a daughter of a fellow professor that Lady Morgana
knows . " Then there was " Malfoy , Lesidhe " who was a short boy with blue eyes and almost silvered colored hair . He ended pulling a goblet out . Finally the last name was called Zapes , Zhane who joined us . Morgana took the stool and the hat and put them up and came back . " I have a few announcements to make , before you eat . " " First you can not go off the school yards . " " Second , you shall have to throw away all Gob Pellets for they are on the list of restricted items now . If you want to check the list
it is available in Mr. Tal's office . The list now includes 670
items that are restricted . Third, all perfects please visit your
head of the house for the password to your house before you leave
. And please lead the first years to their dorms . Now let the
feast begin . " She swept her arm , and a feast appered . We dug
into a magnificent feast , that included all sorts of treats .
Soon we were finished , we were very tired . We had spent five
hours here . We all stood up when Morgana did . Four people
appeared , each with a silver P on their hats . A boy drew us all
together , he was tall with sandy brown hair . He was calling out
" First year Sunrises please follow me " . He lead us to a great
black marble staircase . He led us up it , then he led us through
a corridor decorated with tapestries of all colors . They
all portrayed scenes of the sun rising . He led us to one with a star
still in it's left corner on the left side of the hall . He
lifted the tapestry to reveal a painting it said " Xanth, what do
you want ? " " I have got the First Years . " The painting was of
a old crabby looking man without a single hair on his head or his
old grizzled face . " What's the password then , boy? Well Speak
up! Don't mumble it to me , I'm not exactly young anymore . I was
born 500 years ago. Do you think I can still understand mumbling?"
Xanth then spoke up " The password is (Pot-Bellied Pig ) . " "
Well done! Xanth I could actually hear you ! " The painting was
about to say more but Xanth let the tapestry drop over his painting , so
he couldn't say anymore . He led us in and pointed to two
staircases and said " The left one is the boys , the right one is
the girls. Now up to bed and good dreams " . He went up the left
one and was soon out of view . Ceres and I went up the right one
alone for the other girls were lingering downstairs talking about
their day . " So is this supposed to be the best house ? " I
asked her . " Actually it is " . We then went into a open room
with five beds awaiting their owners . We both chose two beds
that were quite near . We changed into our nightgowns and brushed
our teeth and laid down . I did not have a good dream , but a bad
dream of a woman pleading to a man to spare a boy's life and mine.
Detected to my friend Shannon who has just left this morning to
go on a different river of destiny than mine . Goodbye my dear
friend Shannon . If you know whom I speak of review this
story and tell me how you knew her .
Disclaimer : I do not own Harry Potter that belongs to J.K Rowling , anyways feel free to use any of the names I made up in this story .
Now the story begins .
Far up in the mountains of East TN , there is a old nun
convent . The convent had been turned into a Muggle resort for the rich
and famous in later years , Muggle stars like Elizabeth Taylor had
stayed there for secret honeymoons and getaways . But around the
year 1987 ( around the time of the defeat of Voldermort ) it had
been turned into a private school . No one knew what was taught
in this school actually no one cared . They were making a fatal
mistake for this was the greatest secret " It " was the American
Hogwarts . The part of it's history I shall tell you about the
years between 1997 and 2003 .
Mountain Top Academy
Prologue : October 31 , 1987 :
I was to leave my child in the hands of the Potter's tonight ,
to go to a churchyard to lay flowers on my dear husband's grave .
My husband had been killed by the infamous, dark wizard Voldermort
a year ago tonight the eve of my daughter's birth . Albert had
never seen Gelena . His name I still kept with me, McGonagall, I
would not marry again . Killan and I had to mourn our lost loved
ones tonight . Killan, my dear brother, had to mourn the death of
his teenage daughter Lillan and his wife Niobe . I laid the
flowers on my husbands grave. Very soon it would be a year since
he had killed my dear Albert . At midnight tonight it would be
just a year ago . . . . . I was 9 months pregnant with a little
girl . Tomorrow ( the doctors said ) she would be born into this
world . My brother was here with his wife Niobe , Lillan ( my
teenage niece ) had came too ." Cheers " said Killan" to my lucky
brother-in-law and me sister . " We all then raised our wine
glasses except me ( I drank clear deep water from far below the
ground ) and drank deeply . Killan was in a very merry mood
tonight . He was happy because I was to bare tomorrow night my
first child who I am to name Gelena . Our merry making lasted
right up to 11:45 tomorrow would be November 1 , 1986 . We all
then got up to leave for home except Albert and me for this was
our home . Niobe went out the door first we then saw a flash of
very potent green light . She fell over dead before she hit the
ground . We then all knew what was happening it was death-eaters
. We then saw who had killed her through the window it was the
ringmaster of them . The death-eaters was surrounding our house
one of then was a little futher away from the circle . He was
conjuring up the dark mark . Albert whispered " Minerva you have to
hide go into the fireplace and get some floo powder right now ,
and go somewhere safe we do not need to risk our child ." I ran to
the kitchen and grabbed a handful of the powder and started a
fire with my wand . I then threw the powder into fire and ran
into the fire and shouted " RAVEN . " I was transported to
Dumbledore's office . He looked up at me shocked and said " why
Minerva , are you here ?"" Death-eaters are killing at my party .
Dumbledore please help Albert! ,"" He is still there ?. Stay here
Minerva you can't risk your child . " He directed me to his chair
and got out a blanket and put it over me and whispered " Now sleep
." When I woke, Dumbledore and Killan were there . We were at
Killan's house , Killan was curled tightly in the corner
crying . Dumbledore was sleeping in a chair . But where was my
dear Albert ? Dumbledore woke up then and said " Minerva you must
get some rest tonight shall probably be the longest night of your
life ." Then I remembered the child was to be born today . I said
very quietly to Dumbledore , " Where is my husband , Albert?"
Dumbledore looked down at the floor and whispered very quietly to
me " Albert did not make it , they got him before I got there ,
Killan has also lost his family. He lost his daughter and his wife
" . I stared shocked at him- my Albert dead , Niobe and Lillan too
? How could this be , how could this happen to me ? What would
happen to my child yet not born , But most of all what would
happen to me ? . . . . . Would it happen again ? Something that
horrible . Would Voldermort take my Gelena from me before it was
all over ? Best I go now to my daughter and retrieve her from the
Potter's . I got on to my broomstick again and flew off . When I
reached Gordric's Hollow I knew something was amiss . I landed on
the outskirts of the village and ran to the Potter's over their
small little house was the dark mark floating in the night sky .
It was too late , my child was sure to be dead . I entered the
almost destroyed house , I had to be careful not to kill myself because of the rubbish that had gathered I heard slight crying of a tiny little duo . I went to the place where they were crying . All the time I thought this is a trick so don't get your hopes up . I then saw my daughter Gelena , she
was right beside Harry . Hagrid was already there with young
Sirius , he picked up Harry as I picked up Gelena . But where was
Voldermort was he dead ?
Part One : September 1 , 1997
To be in Mountain Top Academy was a great honor . At least
that is what my mother told me . It was only bested by Hogwarts .
But of course I could not go there with Mother on the staff . I
was in one of the magic cars Mother borrowed from the Ministry Of
Magic . Soon I would be at the Mountain Top Express, it was just
off the highway . When we spotted it the night had surrounded us
. But it was very late and the conductors were carring torches . A
very beautiful place it was . You could see all sorts of strange
flora . The express itself was a heap of junk at least that was
what it looked like . It was, of course, blocking a spectacular view
of the rock face . Mother got out of the car and said " Come on
Gelena; get out ." I got out of the car and helped Mother lift my
trunk out of the car along with my owl , Asis . By the time we
had got the trunk in a compartment it was soon to be time to leave
. My mother took me to her side and hugged me and said " Goodbye ."
I got back on the train after she stopped fussing about me . I
sat alone in my compartment until the train left . The train had
changed all of a sudden to a beautiful luxury liner . I looked
out the window remembering what mother had said " The first leg
of the journey shall be a left turn to get far away from the road
. Then you go underground through the caverns of Eternal Night .
The last leg of the journey was straight up a mountain hence the
name- Mountain Top Academy " . Anywise the school was on the
outskirts of a very large city in TN , Chattanooga . Well the
part about the trip was true at least so far . I then got bored
of staring out the window . I took out a mirror from my pocket
and checked my bangs to make sure my scar was not showing . I did
not want anyone to notice it . They would think I was weird . I
do not know why though . I have always had it since I could
remember . Mother never told me how I got it , she said " When
you reach the age of understanding I shall tell you . " And that
was that , the door to my compartment slid open to reveal a girl
my age . She was small with dark brown hair and eyes , she looked
shy and nervous at the same time . She reached out her hand for
me to shake and told me her name , Ceres Granger , as we shook
hands . " There is no more free compartments free , do you mind
if I stay in here . " " No, of course not . " Well what's your name
? " " Gelena McGonagall . " " Where are you from , Gelena ? " "
Hogsmeade , England . " " Isn't that near Hogwarts ? " I nodded ,
" But why did you not go there ? " " My mother works there . " "
Oh , I'm from the city over in that direction " she pointed east
. She was from Chattanooga , " Well , how is England ? " " Right
now the weather has just started to be beautiful and the moors
are abloom along with the fens . " " That must be a beautiful
sight . " " It is , the land has turned all golden and shades of
reds early , soon the snow will start to fall in a couple of
months . " We discussed the seasons and stuff like that , soon a
extremely thin tall witch came to our door with the lunch cart .
We bought breakfast , which included plenty of sweets and we ate
in silence . Soon after we finished eating we pulled into an
makeshift train station . We were lead off the train , to a path
by a small little man with thinning hair . He was the game
keeper , his name was Garen Faur . He led us down an long path ,
with flowers all around to block us from straying , to a small
steamboat . He told us to get on and he started it up with magic
and we sailed across the rather large lake . We entered a tunnel
soon and then we landed in a great stone port , which I suppose
was under the school . We were led off the boat into a cave which
had stairs leading upwards . We climbed the steps in semi-darkness . We climbed for what seemed twenty minutes when we heard " Stop . " We all stopped and Mr. Faur pulled open an trapdoor , light poured into the cave . We climbed out to face yet another challenge- the rest of the school . We then heard a voice which had to belong to the headmistress , Morgana . " First years , stand here in front of this table . " We all obeyed her and
lined up in the front of the school . Ceres was trembling fron
head to foot I noticed and I was not doing to good myself .
Morgana then spoke again her voice magically booming " I shall
call out your names in order . " " When your name is called you
shall come to the middle of the room . " We all looked at the
middle , in the middle there was a stool with an hat on top . "
You shall try to pull an object out the hat . " " If you pull a
sword out of the hat you shall be in the Sunrise house . " " If
you pull a crystal out of the hat you shall be in the Sunset house .
" " If you pull a potion flask out of the hat you shall be in the
Twilight house . " " And last if you pull a goblet out of the hat
you shall be in the Stargazer house . " " The house you shall be
in will be like a family to you , a home away from home in other
terms . " " You shall be awarded house points for accomplishments
and shall lose house points if you cause any trouble . " " At the
end of the year the house with the most points shall be honored
with a feast , much like this one " she said waving her hand .
She then took out a list , and read off the first name " Acckt ,
Nadoa . A dark headed girl rushed forward with shining green eyes
. She put her hand in the hat an withdrew a potion flask . She
was in Twilight , the Twilight table burst into overwhelming
applause . When it was over she called out " Azara , Kit " . He
was Saxon born for he had bright blue eyes and extremely blond
hair . He pulled out a crystal . He was the first Sunset , the
Sunset table burst into applause . She then called out " Carbi ,
Zena " she had light brown hair that reached past her knees in
waves of ripples and light gray eyes . She swept over to the hat
and pulled out a goblet . She was in Stargazer . The Stargazer
table burst into applause for her , they were big tough looking
brutes . She then called out " Desa , Carlos " he was a Spanish
boy with deep black hair and cheery eyes . He rushed forward and
pulled out a sword . He was the first of the Sunrise house . The
Sunrise house looked like the kind of house I should be in . They
all looked super friendly , and quite decent . Then there was
" Eada ,Collion " who was put in Stargazer , then " Edda , Carla "
who was also put into Stargazer . Then there was" Garct , Tual "
who was put into Sunrise . Then there was " Granger , Ceres " she
was put into Sunrise . Then " Jackel , Juma " who was put into
Twilight . Then there was" Luma , Dame " who was put into Sunset . Then there was me . " Lady Gelena MaGonagall " I walked in my sweeping robes of silver to the middle of the room .I reached into the hat and pulled out a Golden hilted sword . The Sunrise table burst over with applause . I joined the table . I sat down beside Ceres . " You're a lady , why didn't you tell me
? " " I am a daughter of a fellow professor that Lady Morgana
knows . " Then there was " Malfoy , Lesidhe " who was a short boy with blue eyes and almost silvered colored hair . He ended pulling a goblet out . Finally the last name was called Zapes , Zhane who joined us . Morgana took the stool and the hat and put them up and came back . " I have a few announcements to make , before you eat . " " First you can not go off the school yards . " " Second , you shall have to throw away all Gob Pellets for they are on the list of restricted items now . If you want to check the list
it is available in Mr. Tal's office . The list now includes 670
items that are restricted . Third, all perfects please visit your
head of the house for the password to your house before you leave
. And please lead the first years to their dorms . Now let the
feast begin . " She swept her arm , and a feast appered . We dug
into a magnificent feast , that included all sorts of treats .
Soon we were finished , we were very tired . We had spent five
hours here . We all stood up when Morgana did . Four people
appeared , each with a silver P on their hats . A boy drew us all
together , he was tall with sandy brown hair . He was calling out
" First year Sunrises please follow me " . He lead us to a great
black marble staircase . He led us up it , then he led us through
a corridor decorated with tapestries of all colors . They
all portrayed scenes of the sun rising . He led us to one with a star
still in it's left corner on the left side of the hall . He
lifted the tapestry to reveal a painting it said " Xanth, what do
you want ? " " I have got the First Years . " The painting was of
a old crabby looking man without a single hair on his head or his
old grizzled face . " What's the password then , boy? Well Speak
up! Don't mumble it to me , I'm not exactly young anymore . I was
born 500 years ago. Do you think I can still understand mumbling?"
Xanth then spoke up " The password is (Pot-Bellied Pig ) . " "
Well done! Xanth I could actually hear you ! " The painting was
about to say more but Xanth let the tapestry drop over his painting , so
he couldn't say anymore . He led us in and pointed to two
staircases and said " The left one is the boys , the right one is
the girls. Now up to bed and good dreams " . He went up the left
one and was soon out of view . Ceres and I went up the right one
alone for the other girls were lingering downstairs talking about
their day . " So is this supposed to be the best house ? " I
asked her . " Actually it is " . We then went into a open room
with five beds awaiting their owners . We both chose two beds
that were quite near . We changed into our nightgowns and brushed
our teeth and laid down . I did not have a good dream , but a bad
dream of a woman pleading to a man to spare a boy's life and mine.