Chapter 3: morning and classes

A/N: hi again this is the 3rd chapter of my story I don't own most of the character but I do own some so don't sue me ok thanks ;-)ok well things might start just pop up in conversations that don't fit but it will later

REWRITE: 8/20/09

"Talking"

'Thinking'

It was the day after the sorting and I had gotten up at six to have a shower, or well that was my excuse, but really I'd been woken up by one of these horrid nightmares I'd been having since I was little, and well the shower wasn't a lie because how else was I going to calm down. By the time my shower was done it was still only about six thirty and I was wide awake, so I made my way down to the common room and lay down on a comfy red couch with yet another charms book.

After a few minutes someone else walked down the stairs but I was far too comfortable and into my book to care to look at who had come down. Till suddenly there was a great deal of weight on my stomach. Dropping my book to the floor I realized that, that weight belonged to one Oliver Wood who was grinning down at me happily.

"Good morning Rory, how are you this lovely morn." he said in a happy go lucky tone as I tried to get him off of me failing miserably.

"I've been better, but it could be the fact that YOU are sitting on my stomach and you weigh a lot more then I do," I groaned very out of breath from struggling under his weight. Oliver quickly got off remembering how much smaller I was compared to him.

"Thank you," I said now sitting on the couch so he could join me.

"So what are you doing up this early in the morning?" Oliver inquired with a yawn.

"I could ask you the same thing Oliver."

"Ah but Rory you see I asked first," Oliver smirked right back.

I laughed, "I couldn't sleep so I came down to read, you?"

He nodded understanding, "I always get up early so I came to see if anyone else was up yet. So what are you reading that was so interesting you didn't even see the handsome me?" Oliver asked with a cocky grin

"It's called 'Charms in Motion'"

He thought for a minute and said, "Hey yesterday you were reading 'A First Years Guide to Charms' weren't you?"

"Yeah, so."

"Well what happened to that one, get boring?"

"I finished it."

I was certain there was a look of shock on Oliver's face but if there was I didn't see, having gone back to my book, and was reading happily when he spoke again, "So Rory, do you know how to fly?"

My book instantly shut making him jump as my head shot up, "Well if you mean do I know how to fly a broom, yes, I've known how since I was… I don't know four." 'finally a topic I like.'

"That's so cool, I love flying." He said with enthusiasm.

(third person POV)

After an hour of talking Jacob and Percy joined them and Aurora went up to her dorm to get Penelope and Katie, they were about to leave when Penny noticed their roommate was still in bed "Hey you guys, do you think we should wake her up so she'll be on time, I know its Saturday and all, but she might want to have breakfast."

"Your right, we should." Katie agreed and Aurora nodded yes. So the girls woke up there roommate and waited for her to get ready.

As the girls stood waiting the boys got bored and went to see what was taking so long. As they entered the first year's girl dorm in time to open the door for the girls and their roommate Sheena who was a shorter girl with lazy brown eyes and short dull brown hair she was also quite chubby.

"Wow, what are you doing up here?" Penny said looking to see if anyone else had seen them, "you're going to get us in trouble."

"Yeah she's right, come on lets go before a prefect sees us up here," Percy added.

They walked down to breakfast; Aurora tried to get Sheena to sit with them but failed.

As the meal ended Dumbledore stood and everyone went quiet, "I know that it is a Saturday, and we normally wait till the first day of class to give out your class schedules but we have decided to give them out now so if the house heads would please do so. Thank you, now have fun, remember it's Saturday."

Soon professor McGonagall got to where the group was sitting and handed them their time tables, as she did so she turned to Rory and said, "Miss. Hallowell the headmaster would like to see you in his office after breakfast, so when you finish come see me and I will take you there."

"Ok I will." Rory answered as she took her timetable. It said:

First year's schedule

Monday:

1) DADA = Ravenclaw Gryffindor

2) CHARMS = Hufflpuff Gryffindor

3) HISTORY = Ravenclaw Gryffindor

4) DOUBLE POTIONS = Slytherin Gryffindor

5) TRANSFIGURATION = Slytherin Gryffindor

Tuesday:

1) CHARMS = Hufflpuff Gryffindor

2) HERBOLOGY= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

3) POTIONS = Slytherin Gryffindor

4) DOUBLE DADA = Ravenclaw Gryffindor

At 12:00am) ASTRONOMY = Hufflpuff Gryffindor

Wednesday:

1) POTIONS= Slytherin Gryffindor

2) TRANSFIGURATION= Slytherin Gryffindor

3) HISTORY= Ravenclaw Gryffindor

4) HERBOLOGY= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

5) DOUBLE CHARMS= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

Thursday:

1) HERBOLOGY= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

2) POTIONS= Slytherin Gryffindor

3) DOUBLE HISTORY= Ravenclaw Gryffindor

4) CHARMS= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

5) DADA= Ravenclaw Gryffindor

Friday:

1) TRANSFIGURATION= Slytherin Gryffindor

2) CHARMS= Hufflpuff Gryffindor

3) DOUBLE POTIONS= Slytherin Gryffindor

4) NO CLASS = ALL

5) NO CLASS = ALL

The schedules were all the same for the first year Gryfindors, and when they all finished reading them you could tell because there was a large sigh from every one of them.

When Rory finished her breakfast she followed Professor McGonagall to a large statue of a griffin Rory looked at the statue and the Professor stepped in front then stated firmly, "lollypop!"

The griffin started to move and McGonagall got on to the stairs that had appeared 'wow that is so cool…' Rory thought to herself as she followed the professor to the top of the stairs where there was a large set of double doors the Professor knocked on them and opened it for her.

"Well, aren't you going in Miss. Hallowell, the headmaster is waiting for you."

"Oh… yeah… right so I just … walk in?" she asked.

"Yes." It was the briefest answer the Professor had given her yet but she did as told and went it.

The room was huge, there were pictures of wizards and witches all over the walls, lots of different telescopes and star charts, but the thing that got Rory's attention was the most beautiful Phoenix she had ever seen well the only one that wasn't in a book.

"Ah, there you are Ms. Hallowell, I see you have met Falkes."

"Yeah he's great, is he yours?"

"Yes beautiful creatures each unique in some way from the others much like people... Now Ms. Hallowell I'm sure you are wandering why I have asked you here," she nodded as he went on, "well you see I have noticed the past day and some that you like to read in privet so I would like to let you know there is a hidden room in the tower where you have been placed that is under the portrait of Godric Gryffindor in which you will find some things you may like to look at. The password is 'true of heart'. You may go now Ms. Hallowell. Enjoy your Saturday."

The rest of the weekend was uneventful the group just hung out in the common room, and went looking for the best roots to their classes.

The night before class in the common room they all sat talking about what they thought of school…

"Well I think it'll be a blast with all the new people we've met. I mean how can't we have fun…shoot" Katie said as she lost, yet another, game of chess to Percy.

"I don't know about you but I think I can wait till potions with Slytherin. But it'll be fun to beat them Transfiguration." Jake stated happily watching Katie pick up the chessboard in frustration and hit Percy in the shoulder with it.

"I can't wait till Herbology it will be awesome learning about all those plants." Penny said looking up from her book.

"One word . . . flying lessons." Oliver said as he looked out the window to the clear sky.

"Two words, Oliver that was two words." Percy corrected, "but I can't wait till the first History class I heard from Bill it was really interesting. Ouch" As he took another blow from Katie's board this time to the head.

"What about you Rory?" Jake asked as they all looked at her.

"Well I think charms will be my favorite. Well I'm tired so I'm gonna go to bed. Night you guys, see you tomorrow."

"Hey Aurora wait for us we'll come with, right Katie?" Penny said standing up from her spot on the couch.

"Yeah, night guys." Katie stood as well.

"NIGHT" the boys chorused.

IN THE GIRLS DORM

"You ok Rory?" Katie asked as they all changed in to their PJ's.

"Yeah you looked kinda out of it tonight." Penny added.

"I'm fine just, tired that's all." Aurora answered as she brushed her hair.

"Alright, well night Aurora, night Penny see you guys tomorrow." Katie yawned

"Hey what do you mean guys… just jokes … night Katie, Night Penny," Said as they climbed in to their four posters.

"Good night Aurora, good night Katie sweet dreams." Penny answered as they all closed their hangings.

Monday morning

As usual Rory woke up early and had her shower, got dressed, grabbed a new book heading down to the common room to read. Later Oliver joined her and they talked till the others came down and they went to breakfast.

"So did you girls sleep well?" Percy asked as he put some toast on his plate.

There was a chorus of "Oh yeah" "always do" "naturally." from the three girls.

"What about you boys?" Katie asked with a mouth full of cereal.

"Same" was the chorus she received in return.

They all finished their breakfast and left for their first class ever in Hogwarts … which was Defense Against the Dark Arts with Ravenclaw their teacher was Professor Figgly.

They were the first students in the class room and so could get which ever seats they wanted and so they took the six seats at the very back of the room. They talked well the other students filed in to the room and then finally professor Figgly entered and began the class.

"Alright class, as you know I am professor Figgly, and this is Defense Against the Dark Arts where you will learn how to defend yourselves against the dark arts, but I'm certain you got that from the name alone. Now who can tell me a simple disarming spell?"

Jake's hand instantly went up. "Mr. Jones you have an answer for us?"

"Yes Professor, the most popular disarming spell is 'Expelliarmus'"

"Very good Mr. Jones, five points to Gryffindor. Now wands out and into groups of two I want you to practice 'Expelliarmus' charm on your partner … go on start." The professor quickly went back to his desk and watched as the class paired up and started throwing the charm at each other.

On the far side of the room Aurora, and Percy had paired up, Oliver, and Jacob were partners, as were Katie and Penny the six of them were not doing that bad really, Jake was the first in the class to get the charm right the next were a couple of Ravenclaws soon everyone had gotten the spell right, all but one boy who seemed to be having trouble hitting his own partner instead kept hitting others including Rory twice in the back knocking her onto her knee's.

After DADA the six moved on to Charms with the Hufflpuffs. Aurora was really happy they had her favorite subject their first day.

Once the class was seated a short old professor claimed up on a pile of book so they could see him over his desk and started, "Well good morning class ("good morning professor Flitwick!") shall we start, yes, well today we will be talking about the wrist movements that we will need to perform standard first year charms so we will begin with the swish and flick please turn to page 10 in your books you will see a full movement picture just follow that and practice.

For the next half hour they read up on and practiced multiple wrist movements, Rory gaining Gryffindor 15 points for already knowing all the movements. After Charms they moved on to History of magic, which was uneventful, then lunch where Jake ate what Katie swore was his own body weight in pudding. After that they had what they were all dreading.

"Double Potions with Slytherin!?!" Oliver cried as they walked down in to the dungeons.

A/N: ok well sorry that this took so long but I went away but hey its here now so read and review ;)