Chapter 4
Getting Unpacked
Lily was in the Gryffindor seventh year girls' dorm. She was talking with Hirith and Amelia, her two very best friends. Lily had just come back from finding out where the head common and bedrooms were. It was only the girls' first night back so they were talking about everything. It ranged from boys to clothes to boys to school to boys to candy to Hogsmeade to boys to what they did over the holidays and back to boys. The females were a little obsessed with the other gender. The next trip to Hogsmeade was scheduled for that Saturday. Lily couldn't wait. She was hoping she might get her first kiss. It was a bit of an embarrassment to her. Lily was a little shy around males so it was not much of a surprise to most people that she hadn't been kissed yet. Her watched yelled that it was time for bed. "I have to go to bed. Big day tomorrow!" Lily said followed by a yawn. "Goodnight! Sleep well!" "She isn't going to be sleeping much! Remember Amelia the head boy is James." Hirith said jokingly. "Ha ha ha very funny! I have to go to bed!" "Yah with James!" Hirith said as Lily walked out of the room. Lily headed up to a painting of an elderly mad with a funny twist in his hair. "Password?" he said in a bored voice, resting head on his hand. "Oh um. what was that damn password?" Lily asked herself. "Oh yes now I remember Finches." Lily and James had decided they would take turns changing the password every month. This month was his turn. He picked Finches because the Fitchburg Finches was his favorite American Quidditch team.
The portrait opened up into a room furnished in Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, Ravenclaw blue, and Hufflepuff yellow. It was contained mostly red and gold, considering that both head boy and girl were in Gryffindor house. The common room was circular with two doors going off to the sides. One door said in perfect curling cursive lettering Lily Evans, and the other in a sloppier scrawl James Potter. The room also had a nice fireplace with two comfy chairs with matching atamans in front of it. There was a small sofa to the side for guests.
James was sitting in one of the comfy chairs reading a letter on pink paper with small purple flower for the border. Lily guessed this letter was probably a love letter. She decided she didn't want to know what the contents contained. "Goodnight James." Lily said followed by a yawn. "Oh goodnight Lily." James replied automatically, not really paying attention. Lily supposed this was because the letter contained something more interesting than saying goodnight to a roommate. She journeyed into her bedroom.
Lily's bedroom was gorgeous, it had a princess-like canopy bed that was full of soft fluffy pillows in different shades of purple; it was her favorite color. Her bed, bureau, and vanity were made of a dark cherry wood that looked antique. Her room was perfectly clean because it was still the first day back. In about a week or two her room would most likely end up looking like a tornado blew through it. But today it looked clean and refreshing. She found her trunk at the foot of the bed and started to unpack. She pulled out pictures of her parents and friend back home in the muggle world. Lily put away her new robes and uniforms. She stacked her books on a collapsible bookshelf she had in her trunk. After unpacking, the head girl changed into her pajamas and climbed into her gorgeous bed.
Lily was in the Gryffindor seventh year girls' dorm. She was talking with Hirith and Amelia, her two very best friends. Lily had just come back from finding out where the head common and bedrooms were. It was only the girls' first night back so they were talking about everything. It ranged from boys to clothes to boys to school to boys to candy to Hogsmeade to boys to what they did over the holidays and back to boys. The females were a little obsessed with the other gender. The next trip to Hogsmeade was scheduled for that Saturday. Lily couldn't wait. She was hoping she might get her first kiss. It was a bit of an embarrassment to her. Lily was a little shy around males so it was not much of a surprise to most people that she hadn't been kissed yet. Her watched yelled that it was time for bed. "I have to go to bed. Big day tomorrow!" Lily said followed by a yawn. "Goodnight! Sleep well!" "She isn't going to be sleeping much! Remember Amelia the head boy is James." Hirith said jokingly. "Ha ha ha very funny! I have to go to bed!" "Yah with James!" Hirith said as Lily walked out of the room. Lily headed up to a painting of an elderly mad with a funny twist in his hair. "Password?" he said in a bored voice, resting head on his hand. "Oh um. what was that damn password?" Lily asked herself. "Oh yes now I remember Finches." Lily and James had decided they would take turns changing the password every month. This month was his turn. He picked Finches because the Fitchburg Finches was his favorite American Quidditch team.
The portrait opened up into a room furnished in Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, Ravenclaw blue, and Hufflepuff yellow. It was contained mostly red and gold, considering that both head boy and girl were in Gryffindor house. The common room was circular with two doors going off to the sides. One door said in perfect curling cursive lettering Lily Evans, and the other in a sloppier scrawl James Potter. The room also had a nice fireplace with two comfy chairs with matching atamans in front of it. There was a small sofa to the side for guests.
James was sitting in one of the comfy chairs reading a letter on pink paper with small purple flower for the border. Lily guessed this letter was probably a love letter. She decided she didn't want to know what the contents contained. "Goodnight James." Lily said followed by a yawn. "Oh goodnight Lily." James replied automatically, not really paying attention. Lily supposed this was because the letter contained something more interesting than saying goodnight to a roommate. She journeyed into her bedroom.
Lily's bedroom was gorgeous, it had a princess-like canopy bed that was full of soft fluffy pillows in different shades of purple; it was her favorite color. Her bed, bureau, and vanity were made of a dark cherry wood that looked antique. Her room was perfectly clean because it was still the first day back. In about a week or two her room would most likely end up looking like a tornado blew through it. But today it looked clean and refreshing. She found her trunk at the foot of the bed and started to unpack. She pulled out pictures of her parents and friend back home in the muggle world. Lily put away her new robes and uniforms. She stacked her books on a collapsible bookshelf she had in her trunk. After unpacking, the head girl changed into her pajamas and climbed into her gorgeous bed.