I slowly walked up the steps, keeping my eyes focused onto the entrance. There were two very big doors, made out of wood with ancient carvings in it. The doors seemed too big to be opened. And they were supposed to be the entrance to a new start.

It was very windy, so my hair kept blowing into my face.

When I reached the end of the steps I took a closer look at the building in front of me.

It was a very old building, a castle with many towers and windows and stone figures like gargoyles guarding the roofs.

I brushed my hair behind my ears and took a deep breath, then I knocked at the door.

Nothing happened at first, then with a loud screech the doors opened.

Behind them they revealed a small, chubby lady standing in the middle of a hallway, with a friendly look on her face.

„Ms. Lilac Lane?", she said.

I nodded nervously.

She seemed to sense my nervousness, and smiled softly.

„I am Professor Sprout. Follow me."

With that, she turned around and quickly walked into the castle.

I took another deep breath, then I stepped over the threshold and into my new school.

I followed her silently while we passed many hallways and statues of people and creatures.

After a while I was starting to wonder how big this castle was, then we finally stopped in front of another pair of steps, guarded by a statue.

Professor Sprout waved the statue aside, which jumped out of the way and revealed another door. She pointed at it.

„The headmaster will be waiting in there."

I did not move, I was frozen to the ground, staring at the door.

I suddenly thought „this was a stupid idea, maybe I can run out of here before she catches me."

She seemed to have understood what was going on inside my head, and said: „Come on, off you go. The headmaster will not hurt you."

She smiled again, then walked along the hallway and disappeared behind the corner.

„Come on, don't be such a wimp", I told myself. „It can't be as bad as the last school."

I walked up the steps and knocked on the door.

A voice said: „Enter", then I opened the door and stepped into the room.

Inside the room were a lot of shelves, filled with books and other obstacles, like tiny statues, stones and stuffed animals. One of the walls was covered with bookshelves, and had a latter to climb to the top shelves. The room had so many different things to look at, that I completely forgot why I was here.

Somebody cleared his throat and then said: „Why don't you take a seat?"

I flinched and turned towards the middle of the room, where a tall man was sitting behind a desk. He had white hair, a long white beard and was wearing moon shaped glasses. His eyes were priercing blue and his face had a friendly look.

He folded his hands on his desk and said: „I am Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of Hogwarts.

And you must be the new girl Ms. Lane."