Notes: Here it is: my second chapter. I hope it has a little more action that the first.

Charlie looked around for a while. He was on the first floor, so he hurried up a flight of stairs to find his room. Once he wandered aimlessly around for a bit, he found room 279, and went in, to find a couple other boys talking and reading out loud. They turned around when he came in.

"Hi, I'm Charlie Weasley," Charlie began, nervously. He wasn't usually nervous, but he was far away from places that he knew.

"I'm Dan Smith. Are you new here?" one of them asked. Dan sat on one of the three beds. His bed was closest to the window. Dan had black hair, and brown eyes.

"Yeah," Charlie answered.

"We are too. We got accepted this morning, and came right over. Work starts tomorrow," answered the other, "I'm Jeff Connally." Jeff had brown hair, hazel eyes and glasses.

Charlie sat down on the last remaining bed, just when someone knocked on the door. Charlie got up, and found Tom standing in the doorway.

"Here are some information packets for you. Those papers that I gave to you before just have the boring old rules. They have your mentors, schedules and maps," Tom said in a monotone. Tom left, leaving Charlie to hand out the packets. He gave one to Jeff and one to Dan, and opened the envelope. Multiple sheets were inside the packet.

Dear Mr. Weasley,

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Romanian Dragon Center. Enclosed are information leaflets, maps of the school grounds and other necessary information. We are delighted to have you here, as a student. Keep in mind, please, that we do hire workers, and you may be a worker here while remaining a student, after two months.

Sincerely,

Mr. Kambolini

Mr. Kambolini

The letter continued, telling him that his mentor was Christine Lynn, in room 372, and for him to please visit her as soon as possible. With a quick look at the map, he found out that the building that he was in had rooms 1-299, all boys' rooms. The girls' rooms, 300-499, were in a separate building.

"See you guys, I gotta go meet my mentor," Charlie said to Jeff and Dan. Charlie left, and hurried outside. The other building was next to the building that Charlie had just come out of.

He walked in, quickly. He searched around for room 372, and knocked on the door. A girl answered it.

"Hi, I'm looking for Christine Lynn," Charlie said, nervously.

"Why?" The girl seemed obnoxious and rude.

"She's my mentor," Charlie replied.

"Christine!" A girl sitting on her bed got up. The two looked nearly identical.

"What is it, Leah Lynn?" she said, angrily.

"He says that you're his mentor," Leah replied, coldly, and went to the back of the room.

"Well, Charlie, follow me," Christine said. She led him outside, and to what looked like a large barn. "I'm sorry about Leah. She's my evil twin."

Christine led Charlie into the barn, where Charlie gasped at the sight. Dragons of all shapes, sizes and colors were in stalls.

"Here, I'll introduce you to Magnum, the oldest. Magnum's a Hebridean Black. She's probably the most well-trained dragon here. Maybe she'll even let you ride her." Charlie stared at Christine like she was insane.

Christine grinned at his astounded look, and lifted Magnum's saddle from the rack. The leather saddle was simple, and didn't look any different that a horse-back riding saddle, except for the size.

Christine opened the stall door, and led Magnum out by her collar. Magnum was huge, around 27 feet long, had bat-like wings, purple eyes, an arrow-tipped tail and sharp, small ridges on her back. She nuzzled Charlie, who was frozen with fear.

"Well, come on, Charlie. Hop on her back," Christine laughed, after attaching the saddle. "Magnum will respond to voice commands like slow, fast, up down, left, right and home. Slow and fast will adjust your speed. Up and down will adjust your height. Left and right will change your direction and home will take you back here. Try to be back in around ten minutes. Circle the school grounds, and then come on back." Christine helped him get on the huge creature.

"Fast," he whispered. Magnum ran out of the stable, and took off into the sky. Charlie held on around her neck, holding on for his life. As Magnum flew higher and higher, Charlie began to get more and more confident, until he looked down. As soon as he looked down, he whispered 'Home' to Magnum, and Magnum turned around, and landed in the stable, where Christine was happily clapping away.

"You were awesome, Charlie! I've never seen someone who rides a dragon so confidently. The first time I rode a dragon, I fell off." Charlie stared at her. Christine laughed again.

"Don't worry about it. Here, I'll take you back to your room," she suggested, grinning. Charlie followed Christine back to the buildings with the rooms, after putting Magnum back into her stall.

"See you, Charlie," she said, still smiling.

"See you, Christine." He was back before Dan and Jeff, so he decided to read up on dragons, with the handbook that the center had given him.

How to Ride a Dragon:

Riding dragons is restricted in most areas, except for schools and dragon centers. Saddles are required, because a dragon's spikes can be sharp. Older dragons tend to be more mellow and well-trained, so a beginner should ride an old dragon. Few people can ride dragons as soon as they are full-grown, because they tend to be so energetic.

Charlie Weasley fell asleep almost immediately after reading that paragraph. It was only five in the afternoon, but he was so tired after riding a dragon for the first time. It was incredible to Charlie. It was like having a childhood dream come true when you're a grown-up; it feels like a dream.

"Charlie, wake up," called a voice in Charlie's ear the next morning. Dan was standing over him, smiling.

"You fell asleep before dinner. What happened?" Jeff laughed.

"I rode a dragon, Magnum."

"Yeah, right," laughed Jeff, "Come on, and let's go down to breakfast."