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Chapter 6: New Beginnings
Eva turned back to look around her table just as an old man stood up. He gave a small speech welcoming them and then returned to his seat. As Eva turned she gave a small gasp. Out of nowhere piles of all types of food imaginable had appeared on top of the large table.
"Muggleborn, eh," said a boy with messy brown hair.
"Um," Eva said while quickly thinking over everything Tom had said on the train, "Actually I'm a pureblood witch. It's just I'm an orphan and have been living in a muggle orphanage where food does not just appear."
"Oh," said the boy, "I'm Michael Potter by the way and this is Christopher Charmer," he told her while pointing to a boy with short black hair.
"Hi," the boy introduced as Christopher said. " Just call us Chris and Mike."
"Okay, I'm Eva May Callagher by the way and this is my friend Marissa Bedford".
"So do you girls like Quidditch," Mike asked with a gleam in his eye.
"I'm not really a big fan," Marissa said while serving herself.
"What!" Chris practically yelled causing many people to turn to them. "It is the greatest sport ever created," he continued in a slighty lower voice.
The boys went into details about plays, moves and teams while the girls listened halfhartedly.
After about 15 minutes, Mike noticed that the girls had lost interest and asked them, " What classes are you most looking forward to taking?"
"Transfiguration," Marissa immediately said.
"Well, I can't wait for any of them," Eva truthfully told them.
"My older brother told me that all the classes are okay, except for History of Magic which is a bore," Mike said.
"Well I am for sure looking forward to flying classes," Chris told them with a dreamy look on his face.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTom was seated next to Rod and Black. Unlike Eva he was able to hide his surprise when food appeared form nowhere. Soon he was introduced to several girls from his house. He could see why Black had found Eva pretty. These girls could have been pretty were it not for the looks on their faces. Tom was now observing the faculty and felt a strange urge of hatred to Proffesor Dumbledore who was talking to the Headmaster.
"Ah, you know Professor Dumbledore," Avery asked.
"Unfortunately," Tom replied.
"He is a muggle loving fool," Dolohiv said.
"That he is. Too bad Eva wasn't put in Slytherin, right Tom," Black asked him.
"Yeah, too bad," Tom replied hiding any emotion on his face.
"Anyway," started a girl known as Amanda Bryce, "Did you see how many muggleborns they let in this year. It's a disgrace. They should just leave magic to the old wizarding lines."
"I know," another girl known as Bianca Wilkes said, "They don't belong here. Did you see the look on their faces when they walked in? They looked so amazed and frightened at the same time. This isn't their world it's ours!"
Several other people nearby where nodding consent.
"Good thing I said I was muggleborns", Tom thought, "I hope Eva doesn't slip up and say something she shouldn't."
The conversation soon turned to Quidditch, which Tom was learning was a big part of the wizarding world.
As the meal ended and the plates were cleared away, the old man now introduced as Professor Dippet stood up and told the prefects to lead them towards their common rooms.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"My brother Harold and his girlfriend are Gryffindor prefects. They're in fifth year," Mike told the other first year Gryffindors as they stood up.
They all followed the raven-haired boy who looked a lot like his younger brother. Up several flights of stairs they went and through so many turns and passageways, that Eva was sure she would never find her way down to the Great Hall again. Finally, after a five minute walk they reached a portrait of a fat lady.
"Password?" the lady asked.
"Snitch," Harold answered.
The portrait opened to reveal a scarlet and gold clad room.
"This is the Gryffindor Common Room," Harold told them. "To get in you need the password. This changes every once in a while and you will be told when it does. The boy's dormitories are to the left and the girl's are to the right. Goodnight."
Eva and Miranda stayed a few minutes longer saying goodbye to the boys and then walke up the stairs to their rooms.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTom was led by a fifth year to his common room. Upon leaving the dorm they went down several stairs and came out across a dank and damp dungeon. He and his group were led to the middle of the passage where a picture of a snake was.
"Pureblood," the boy said.
The portrait open revealing a room clad in green and silver. Unlike the Gryffindor Common Room that was warm and cheery, this common room was chilly and dreary.
Tom went into his room that he shared with the boy's from the train. All of their things were already in there. They changed into their PJs and went to sleep. The last thought Tom had as he fell into slumber was, this is my destiny.
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The two girls walked into their room where they were met with four other girls called Amy Longbottom, Victoria Wells, Emmeline Vance, and Jessica Miller. Amy and Emmeline came from a long line of witches. Victoria was half and half and Jessica was a muggleborn.
They all changed, but stayed chatting a while before they went to sleep. Eva fell straight asleep thinking about how this was the new beginning to a better life.
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A/N Sorry I took so long to update. I have been super busy. Anyway I hoped you enjoy this chapter and please review.