Chapter 4
Snuggled into the blankets of his four poster bed, it took all five of his room-mates to wake him up.
"Wha'? Wha's'matter?"
"Time to get up Al. We're going to be late!"
It was Erik. Groaning, Albus got dressed and headed to the Great Hall where, Erik explained, breakfast was laid out already. He was halfway through his bacon and toast when two Slytherin first years approached him.
"You're the son of Harry Potter are you not?" demanded the girl, for it was the Tromedlov twins.
"Uh, ya, why?" replied a befuddled Albus.
"Oh. Just checking. Come brother!" and away she strutted.
"S-sorry about h-her" stuttered the other twin, "H-hi. I'm Marvin."
"I'm Albus and this is Erik and Alex" Albus said gesturing to his two friends.
They both smiled and waved.
"Is she always so mean to you?" questioned Alex, Marvin nodded.
"Uh, I got to go" he said and ran to his waiting sister. They saw her threaten to hit him, heard her say,
"You are one minute late brother!"and saw him cowering before her.
After breakfast the first years were given timetables and brief instructions and rules they were to follow at the school. After they had memorized the rules and studied their timetables for half of an hour, the same dreamy voiced teacher from the night before led them through the school to each of the classrooms the first years would use, all the while explaining that although the rooms may change around a bit, they remained on the same floor. By the time the 'tour of the first grade rooms' was finished it was lunch time. After a lunch of Chicken and Vegetable Soups, the first years had the rest of the day off to further explore the castle (without disturbing any classes), write letters to family, read, or just lay out on the lawn. Which is just what Albus, Erik and, Alex did. While Erik the ferret was scampering up trees chasing birds, the other two chatted and discussed their families.
"I'm half-blood, eh! My mother's a Muggle, Dad's a wizard. He told her on their honeymoon, got her to Spain in a minute! Is Harry Potter really your father?"
"Yep, and my mother's name is Ginny, she's a witch too!" Erik sat down beside them.
"Both my parents are Muggles but my grandpa was a wizard." His face slowly fell as he remembered something painful.
"What happened?" Holding back tears, Erik explained how his grandfather had been tricked by Fenrir Grayback into climbing a mountain on the full moon. All three of them knew the Grayback was a vicious werewolf and had been a follower of You-Know-Who and the other two could guess the horrific event which happened next. After a dinner of fried chicken, Albus, Erik, and Alex returned to the Ravenclaw tower only to find the passage blocked by a crowd of students.
"What is it? Is something wrong?"
"No, we just can't answer the riddle."
Alex laughed "O.K. what's the riddle then?" and she walked up and knocked on the door, which had no handle.
A small but strong voice answered
"At night they come without being fetched, And by day they are lost without being stolen."
Again Alex laughed "But that's easy: stars!"
"You are very bright." said the door and swung in to reveal the Ravenclaw tower.
