Chapter 7
The Prefects
The stone wall opened into a sunken room with high backed armchairs, and long velvet sofas. A fire crackled plesantly behind an elaboratly carved mantal peice. Green lamps glowed from chains hanging on the ceiling. Two stir cases brancked off from the back wall. The left leading the the boy's dorms the right to the girl's.
Brad ran up to the left stair case and began to shout over the chattering Slytherins. "Boys this way and Girls over to the right. First years if you need any help talk to me or Shayna over there."
In no time at all there was a group of 16 first year girls crowding around Shayna. She amuzed herself by watching them as they found therir ways toward her. Some were excited, looking all directions afraid they'd miss something. Others strut about as though none of this was new or scary. And then there was the exact oposite, at least 5 of the girls looked as though they were ready to lock themselves in a bathroom. Durring her first night at Hogwarts Shayna had felt all of this so strongly she was sure she'd burst.
Nearly an hour later it looked like her job was done. All the room assignments had been handed out. There had been confusion among the first yearers as to where their stuff would be. Then some third year boys had been caught visiting the girls. Shayna was ready to go to bed but she still had that prefect meeting.
Someone behind her cleared their throat. She turned to find a fist year girl standing a proud 4 ft 6in. The girl was already in pajamas, her long curly hair pulled back. "My name is Ronda Parkinson and I'm in the room at the end of the cooridor" she pointed "And we are having a problem" She walked off and Shayna asumed she should follow. She didn't like this girl, she acted as though she was some sort of bell boy.
They entered her dorm and the little Parkinson girl pointed to the bed against the window. "She won't stop whining." she said crossly Then she folded her arms and looked imaptiently at Shayna.
Sitting on the bed looking out the window was a tiny figure rwrapped in a blanket. She was sobbing quitely. Shayna swept over and sat on the end of her bed. "What's wrong?" she asked warmly
"What did I do?" she asked feebly
"Huh?"
"I know I didn't do anything wrong" she insisted "So why am i here?"
"Your not being punished. Who said you did something wrong?" Shayna cooed, still slightly lost
"This is for bad witches" she whaied " the boys on the train said so!"
Shayna turned the girls face to hers. Her bolt blue eyes were all puffy, tears streaked down her freckled face. "Not all Slytherins are evil" she smiled
"But ... You-Know-Who was a Slytherin" she whispered
"Yeah but so was kelly Marters and she became a headmisstress. And Slytherin beater Josh caininvented the firebolt. And the potions master here was a Slytherin." Shayna winked "You'll be fine here, even if you're not a death-eater."
The girl finally smiled "So I don't have to suport you know who?" Shayna shook her head. "Thanks, by the way I'm Michelle." "Well Michelle" Shayna said "I'm Shayna and if you need anything eles i'm just across the cooridor from you."
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The great hall was much quieter then Shayna could ever remeber it being when she Alana and brad entered. Only three students from eache house were there. Professor Dumbledore and Severus standing in from of them. "Welcome prefects!" Dumbledore said stepping forward "You all represent the brightest and most outstanding students of your house. With this honor comes both privalage and responcability. You must hel any student who asks regardless of year or house. You must be fair in dealing with house points. And most of all you must be an example of everything a Hogwarts student should be, this year more then ever as our visitors from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be watching. I would love to show you your privalages but alas, I am needed elsewhere. So I turn the rest of the evening over the Professor Snape.
"If you will all follow me" Severus said walking out of the Great Hall The prefects followed single file down the east cooridor. The paintings on the wall became fewer as the way grew darker, and them quite suddenly they were at a dead end. Severus stepped up to the suit of armor. "Trust no one" he boomed
No sooner had he said it the the suit of armor sprang to life and saluted him. It moved quickly to the side reveiling a narrow spiral stair case. Shayna's feet were heavy as she climbed them, she longed for her fourposter. But the sight at the top was enough to drive sleep fromher mind.
The prefects foundthemselves in a beuatiful circular room. A fire was dieing slowly behind the marble mantal. A fuzzy white area rug lay on the stone floor. An aray of squashy armchairs and sofas, also white velvet were positioned around a low oak table. A sliding glass door served as part of the wall and opened into a large balcony overlooking the grounds. Ten minuets passed and very little was said, everyone was in awe. Shayna was lookin up on the wall. Pictures of all the prefects from each year lined an area of it.
Severus cleared his throat. He was standing over by the fire, next to a thin circular table. On it was a bowl of floo powder. "You can reach the prefect bathroom by floo as well as on the third floor by the statue of Boris the Bewildered. Now I sudjest you all go off to bed."
The Prefects
The stone wall opened into a sunken room with high backed armchairs, and long velvet sofas. A fire crackled plesantly behind an elaboratly carved mantal peice. Green lamps glowed from chains hanging on the ceiling. Two stir cases brancked off from the back wall. The left leading the the boy's dorms the right to the girl's.
Brad ran up to the left stair case and began to shout over the chattering Slytherins. "Boys this way and Girls over to the right. First years if you need any help talk to me or Shayna over there."
In no time at all there was a group of 16 first year girls crowding around Shayna. She amuzed herself by watching them as they found therir ways toward her. Some were excited, looking all directions afraid they'd miss something. Others strut about as though none of this was new or scary. And then there was the exact oposite, at least 5 of the girls looked as though they were ready to lock themselves in a bathroom. Durring her first night at Hogwarts Shayna had felt all of this so strongly she was sure she'd burst.
Nearly an hour later it looked like her job was done. All the room assignments had been handed out. There had been confusion among the first yearers as to where their stuff would be. Then some third year boys had been caught visiting the girls. Shayna was ready to go to bed but she still had that prefect meeting.
Someone behind her cleared their throat. She turned to find a fist year girl standing a proud 4 ft 6in. The girl was already in pajamas, her long curly hair pulled back. "My name is Ronda Parkinson and I'm in the room at the end of the cooridor" she pointed "And we are having a problem" She walked off and Shayna asumed she should follow. She didn't like this girl, she acted as though she was some sort of bell boy.
They entered her dorm and the little Parkinson girl pointed to the bed against the window. "She won't stop whining." she said crossly Then she folded her arms and looked imaptiently at Shayna.
Sitting on the bed looking out the window was a tiny figure rwrapped in a blanket. She was sobbing quitely. Shayna swept over and sat on the end of her bed. "What's wrong?" she asked warmly
"What did I do?" she asked feebly
"Huh?"
"I know I didn't do anything wrong" she insisted "So why am i here?"
"Your not being punished. Who said you did something wrong?" Shayna cooed, still slightly lost
"This is for bad witches" she whaied " the boys on the train said so!"
Shayna turned the girls face to hers. Her bolt blue eyes were all puffy, tears streaked down her freckled face. "Not all Slytherins are evil" she smiled
"But ... You-Know-Who was a Slytherin" she whispered
"Yeah but so was kelly Marters and she became a headmisstress. And Slytherin beater Josh caininvented the firebolt. And the potions master here was a Slytherin." Shayna winked "You'll be fine here, even if you're not a death-eater."
The girl finally smiled "So I don't have to suport you know who?" Shayna shook her head. "Thanks, by the way I'm Michelle." "Well Michelle" Shayna said "I'm Shayna and if you need anything eles i'm just across the cooridor from you."
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The great hall was much quieter then Shayna could ever remeber it being when she Alana and brad entered. Only three students from eache house were there. Professor Dumbledore and Severus standing in from of them. "Welcome prefects!" Dumbledore said stepping forward "You all represent the brightest and most outstanding students of your house. With this honor comes both privalage and responcability. You must hel any student who asks regardless of year or house. You must be fair in dealing with house points. And most of all you must be an example of everything a Hogwarts student should be, this year more then ever as our visitors from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be watching. I would love to show you your privalages but alas, I am needed elsewhere. So I turn the rest of the evening over the Professor Snape.
"If you will all follow me" Severus said walking out of the Great Hall The prefects followed single file down the east cooridor. The paintings on the wall became fewer as the way grew darker, and them quite suddenly they were at a dead end. Severus stepped up to the suit of armor. "Trust no one" he boomed
No sooner had he said it the the suit of armor sprang to life and saluted him. It moved quickly to the side reveiling a narrow spiral stair case. Shayna's feet were heavy as she climbed them, she longed for her fourposter. But the sight at the top was enough to drive sleep fromher mind.
The prefects foundthemselves in a beuatiful circular room. A fire was dieing slowly behind the marble mantal. A fuzzy white area rug lay on the stone floor. An aray of squashy armchairs and sofas, also white velvet were positioned around a low oak table. A sliding glass door served as part of the wall and opened into a large balcony overlooking the grounds. Ten minuets passed and very little was said, everyone was in awe. Shayna was lookin up on the wall. Pictures of all the prefects from each year lined an area of it.
Severus cleared his throat. He was standing over by the fire, next to a thin circular table. On it was a bowl of floo powder. "You can reach the prefect bathroom by floo as well as on the third floor by the statue of Boris the Bewildered. Now I sudjest you all go off to bed."
