Maleficent found an empty compartment on the train and sat down, alone. She didn't recognize anyone else. As she sat down, the compartment door opened and two girls stuck their heads into the room. "May we sit here? Most of the other compartments are full," one girl said. Maleficent motioned to the seats opposite her and said, "Please." They entered and sat. One girl had long red hair and sparkling green eyes. The other girl had shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes, and glasses. The red haired girl said, "Hi! I'm Fauna Kelley. This is my friend Harriet Williamson." Maleficent smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. I'm Maleficent DuGall."
Harriet asked, "Are you a first year as well?" Maleficent nodded. Harriet said, "I'm really looking forward to this year! I've never been to a wizard school before!" Fauna said, "She's from a Muggle family. Are you?" Maleficent said, "Not exactly. My mother is a witch but my father is a violinist." Fauna said, "Oh, a half blood." Maleficent nodded. Harriet asked, "What House do you hope to be in? I'm hoping for Gryffindor!"
Maleficent thought about it. Her mother was in Hufflepuff, but she hoped to be elsewhere. Gryffindor wouldn't be too bad. She had the wits for Ravenclaw. But there was something about Slytherin that she liked. It just seemed really interesting to her. "You might think I'm weird but I'm hoping for Slytherin," Maleficent said. Both Harriet and Fauna's eyes went wide. "Why on Earth would you want to be in Slytherin?" Fauna asked. Maleficent shrugged. "I'm not sure, but something about it interests me," she said. Harriet and Fauna exchanged looks.
The group chatted for a little while longer about life at Hogwarts. Fauna and Maleficent shared their parents' stories to Harriet, who listened intently. Suddenly they felt the train slowing down. "We're almost there!" Fauna exclaimed! They felt the train stop and the students all headed off the train.
As Maleficent exited the train, she saw the biggest man she's ever seen. He had shaggy black hair and a thick beard. "Firs' years this way!" he was yelling. While many of the students headed in another direction, a small group of them followed the man. He led them to a fleet of boats. They all climbed into the boats. The boats began to move. The boats crossed the water and the students soon got their first look at Hogwarts. The castle was tall with lights gleaming in each window. The boats stopped at the edge of the lake and the students all got out and followed the man up to the castle. He knocked on the heavy wooden door. It was opened by a witch who was tall, thin, and wore her black hair in a tight bun. "Here are the firs' years, Professor McGonagall," the man said. "Thank you, Hagrid," she said to him. The group followed her inside.
Harriet asked, "Are you a first year as well?" Maleficent nodded. Harriet said, "I'm really looking forward to this year! I've never been to a wizard school before!" Fauna said, "She's from a Muggle family. Are you?" Maleficent said, "Not exactly. My mother is a witch but my father is a violinist." Fauna said, "Oh, a half blood." Maleficent nodded. Harriet asked, "What House do you hope to be in? I'm hoping for Gryffindor!"
Maleficent thought about it. Her mother was in Hufflepuff, but she hoped to be elsewhere. Gryffindor wouldn't be too bad. She had the wits for Ravenclaw. But there was something about Slytherin that she liked. It just seemed really interesting to her. "You might think I'm weird but I'm hoping for Slytherin," Maleficent said. Both Harriet and Fauna's eyes went wide. "Why on Earth would you want to be in Slytherin?" Fauna asked. Maleficent shrugged. "I'm not sure, but something about it interests me," she said. Harriet and Fauna exchanged looks.
The group chatted for a little while longer about life at Hogwarts. Fauna and Maleficent shared their parents' stories to Harriet, who listened intently. Suddenly they felt the train slowing down. "We're almost there!" Fauna exclaimed! They felt the train stop and the students all headed off the train.
As Maleficent exited the train, she saw the biggest man she's ever seen. He had shaggy black hair and a thick beard. "Firs' years this way!" he was yelling. While many of the students headed in another direction, a small group of them followed the man. He led them to a fleet of boats. They all climbed into the boats. The boats began to move. The boats crossed the water and the students soon got their first look at Hogwarts. The castle was tall with lights gleaming in each window. The boats stopped at the edge of the lake and the students all got out and followed the man up to the castle. He knocked on the heavy wooden door. It was opened by a witch who was tall, thin, and wore her black hair in a tight bun. "Here are the firs' years, Professor McGonagall," the man said. "Thank you, Hagrid," she said to him. The group followed her inside.