Chapter 3
Once Rose was seated at the Ravenclaw table, Professor McGonagall moved forward and started speaking to the school.
"Good evening, as most of you know, I am Professor McGonagall. I am the headmistress of the school. There are a few rules I would like to make you aware of,but I shall not be as I amaware of the fact that you all would like to begin eating, so I shall be brief. First I would like to remind all students that the forbidden forest is indeed forbidden. If you for any reason attempt to enter the forest, you will be severely punished, this rule applies to all."
The last phrase in particular was said pointedly to James Potter, due to the fact that he was as Gryffindor as they came. Which meant that if someone dared him to break any rule, he would do so quite willingly.
"Secondly," McGonagall continued, " Mr. Filch would like me to remind you that there will be no allowance of Weasley Wizard Wheezes products. Any that are found will be confiscated. But without further ado. Let us begin! "
The Tables groaned with the sudden weight of the good that had magically appeared,and all the students started eating and talking,and soon the great hall was a loud roaring room, filled with the sound of chatter.
"I cannot believe that we all are in Ravenclaw!" Rose exclaimed with evident delight. " i wonder what our classes will be like! "
"All I can think of right now is food!" Albus said. " it feels like it has been ages since lunch. "
They all stopped talking for a couple minutes as they were all so busy stuffing food into their mouths. Rose was trying to take everything in around her. The hall was large and as cheesy as it may sound, magical. As she looked around she noticed that Scorpius looked worried.
"Are you alright Scorp?" she asked.
" Yes. Why do you ask? "
" You just look, I don't know, concerned. "
"Well,it's just that I am the first Malfoy to be sorted in Ravenclaw. My mum and dad won't mind, but my grandfather will be extremely angry and upset."
At this point Al joined in the conversation and said, " Don't worry about it, mate. Everything will be alright. Plus, it is not like he can actually do anything about it, can he? "
Scorpius responded, saying, " He may not be able to do anything, but that does not mean he won't try. "
At this point Rose realized that Scorpius and Alice had not been introduced. So she made the necessary introductions. Scorpius observed that Alice had a sweet personality and a kind smile. She was perfect for Al; however she seemed to be quite the opposite of Rose. She was a petite, kind blonde, whereas Rose was stubborn, intelligent, and sarcastic. Scorpius liked Alice, but realized that Rose had a very strong personality, and Alice had a very mild one.
The four new Ravenclaws talked for the rest of the meal until they were all stuffed. Then McGonagall announced that the feast had ended and the prefects would lead the first years to their houses common rooms. So the four of them looked to the end of the great hall, and spotted their prefects and made their way towards them.
As they climbed the stairways up towards their house, Rose was captivated by the whole castle. It was enchanted and like nothing she had ever seen before. Finally they arrived at the door to their houses common room. The prefect then stopped and said, "Because Rowena Ravenclaw valued knowledge so highly, each student is required to answer a riddle to open our door. They will get harder as the years go on, but for now they should be rather easy."
Then she turned to face the door. It asked this riddle:
" I have a head and no body, but I do have a tail. What am I?"
No one responded for a moment, and then Scorpius said, " A coin!"
The door didnt respond, but it only swung open, and they entered the common room.
