Chapter 5
Henri woke up to the sun shining in her face. Shr groned and turned to look at the clock she had brought. It was seven thirty. She closed her eyes wanting to go back to sleep. Back at home school wouldn't start until it was nine thirty letting Henri sleeping until eight. She heard the other girls get up but Henri kept her eyes closed and pulled the blankets over her head.
"Henri get up," Ginny said. "Or you'll be late. We need to find our classes you know. Best to start early."
Henri groaned and got up looking at her clock. "But it's only seven thrity!"
"Yes I know. And if you take any longer we'll be late," Ginny said. "C'mon and get dressed."
Henri scowled and pulled on her robes and hat. Shoving her feet in her Converse shoes she followed Ginny out of the dormitory.
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"Was it this way?" Ginny asked pointing down a hallway. Ten minutes had passed and they still hadn't found the Great Hall yet.
"No," Henri said peering down a staircase. "I think it was down that way."
"You're both wrong," a voice said. "It's that way." A ghost appeared and pointed down another hall. Henri gasped. She had never believed in ghost and was surprised to see one.
"Thanks," Ginny said and dragged Henri down the hall. Ten more minutes of search andthey finally found the Great Hall. Henri was buttering her toast when the mail arrived. Henri gasped at the hundred of owls flying in and droping off letter for their owners. Kryn's snowy white feathers stood out from the mass of brown and grey. There was only one other white owl that went to a boy with glasses and messy black hair.
Kryn flew down and dropped a letter in front of Henri. Then the owl stuck her beak in Henri's breakfast eating her toast. Henri took the letter and ripped it opened. Inside was a letter from her mom.
Dear Henri,
How was your first day at your new school? It still surprises me that you got magic. I mean you father didn't have it and I certainly don't.
Jenny left this morning. She told me to tell you to write. She must be very dissapointed that you're not going to go to same school as her.
Well this is a short letter. I hope you can write back soon. Send pictures! It's lonely now that you're away. I can't wait for Christmas to come so you can come home.
Sincerely,
Your Loving Mother
Henri blinked away tears as she read her mom's letter. She couldn't imagine her mom all alone in the big house. Henri had no siblings and no relitives living with them. Her father had died before she was born so it had always been just her and her mom. But now it was just her mom. She took out a pencil and a piece of paper and wrote:
Dear Mom,
My first day is pretty tight. Watching the mail come is amazing. Hundred of owls flood the roof of the Great Hall in the morning. I haven't been to my classes yet but I thought to write back now anyways. I'll write again at night. I'll need some film for my camera. I forgot to buy some. Tell Jenny that I'll write whenever I can.
Sincerely,
Henri
She gave the letter to Kryn and watched to owl fly off. She sighed and finished her breakfast right as Ginny got up.
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"I wish we had a map," Henri complained. They were already later for Tranfiguration and they were lost once again.
"I think it's this way," Ginny pointed to the left staircase.
"You said that last time and we ended up in the Potions class!"
"Well where do you think it is then?"
"I dunno! This place is too confusing." They stood on a staircase arguing when suddenly the staircase started to move.
"What the-" Henri shouted as she clung onto the rail. Ginny nearly fell off and yelped as the staircase rearanged itself so that it was attached to a different hallway. They both got off it quickly and looked around.
"Now where are we?" Ginny asked straighting her worn robes.
"No idea." Henri looked up and down the hallway. "We haven't been here yet."
"I think this is Tranfiguration," Ginny said pointing to a door. Henri sighed and opened it.
It turned out it was Transfiguration. Professor McGonagall was very displeased to find two late students.
"Take your seats," she said sternly. "Mr. Creevy. Will you please show these two where we are at in the book?"
A boy with mousy brown hair came over. He pointed to the page and said, "Page 105. We're reading up on the basic way to turn a match into a needle. We're also taking notes on the chapter." Then he scuried away. Ginny opened her book and started reading, writing down main points with her quill as she read. Henri on the other hand read and wrote with pencil and paper not liking having to refill quills and tanish colored parchment.
"What is that, that you're writing with Ms. Lee?" Professor McGonagall asked standing over her.
"A pencil and paper," Henri replied nervously.
"Pencil and paper?"
"Um...yeah.."
"Why not a quill and parchment?"
"I dunno...I'm use to a pencil I guess."
"Muggle born huh?" A few students had stopped working to stare at Henri. Colin Creevy was watching her with wide eyes. He looked at her pencil and at the paper then at her.
"Yes, I am," Henri said proudly. "I'll use quill and parchment though. I don't want to cause a scene." She put her pencil away and took out her quill and ink bottle and started to take notes again. Professor McGonagall seemed satisfied and went back to her desk.
After a half hour of taking notes McGonagall gave them each a match and they were to try to turn it into a needle. Henir waved and flicked and said the words so many times she thought her head would pop. No matter what she did her match stayed the same. She sighed and looked over at Ginny.
Ginny was bitting her lower lip as she tried for the tenth time. This time out of frusturation she banged her down hard above the matchnearly shouting the words, her match quivered and went on fire. Ginny yelped and jumped back. Quickly she put out the fire with her hat. Henri snuffled a laugh and went back to her own match.
She rolled up her sleeves and flicked her wand saying the words carefully to make sure she didn't say a syllable wrong. She pointed her wand to the match and to her surprise it make a poping noise and it changed into a shiny silver needle.
"Oh, congradulations Ms. Lee!" Professor MdGonagall cried. "You're the first to change it into a needle properly." She looked over a brunette named Alice Passion whose match was half silver and pointy and half brown and wood. Henri smiled. She picked up needle to examine it. Rubbing her finger along the side she smiled. This was real after all. She was starting to think it was all fake.
A/N: first class and she's already a little Hermione! lol! REVIEW PLEASE!!
Henri woke up to the sun shining in her face. Shr groned and turned to look at the clock she had brought. It was seven thirty. She closed her eyes wanting to go back to sleep. Back at home school wouldn't start until it was nine thirty letting Henri sleeping until eight. She heard the other girls get up but Henri kept her eyes closed and pulled the blankets over her head.
"Henri get up," Ginny said. "Or you'll be late. We need to find our classes you know. Best to start early."
Henri groaned and got up looking at her clock. "But it's only seven thrity!"
"Yes I know. And if you take any longer we'll be late," Ginny said. "C'mon and get dressed."
Henri scowled and pulled on her robes and hat. Shoving her feet in her Converse shoes she followed Ginny out of the dormitory.
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"Was it this way?" Ginny asked pointing down a hallway. Ten minutes had passed and they still hadn't found the Great Hall yet.
"No," Henri said peering down a staircase. "I think it was down that way."
"You're both wrong," a voice said. "It's that way." A ghost appeared and pointed down another hall. Henri gasped. She had never believed in ghost and was surprised to see one.
"Thanks," Ginny said and dragged Henri down the hall. Ten more minutes of search andthey finally found the Great Hall. Henri was buttering her toast when the mail arrived. Henri gasped at the hundred of owls flying in and droping off letter for their owners. Kryn's snowy white feathers stood out from the mass of brown and grey. There was only one other white owl that went to a boy with glasses and messy black hair.
Kryn flew down and dropped a letter in front of Henri. Then the owl stuck her beak in Henri's breakfast eating her toast. Henri took the letter and ripped it opened. Inside was a letter from her mom.
Dear Henri,
How was your first day at your new school? It still surprises me that you got magic. I mean you father didn't have it and I certainly don't.
Jenny left this morning. She told me to tell you to write. She must be very dissapointed that you're not going to go to same school as her.
Well this is a short letter. I hope you can write back soon. Send pictures! It's lonely now that you're away. I can't wait for Christmas to come so you can come home.
Sincerely,
Your Loving Mother
Henri blinked away tears as she read her mom's letter. She couldn't imagine her mom all alone in the big house. Henri had no siblings and no relitives living with them. Her father had died before she was born so it had always been just her and her mom. But now it was just her mom. She took out a pencil and a piece of paper and wrote:
Dear Mom,
My first day is pretty tight. Watching the mail come is amazing. Hundred of owls flood the roof of the Great Hall in the morning. I haven't been to my classes yet but I thought to write back now anyways. I'll write again at night. I'll need some film for my camera. I forgot to buy some. Tell Jenny that I'll write whenever I can.
Sincerely,
Henri
She gave the letter to Kryn and watched to owl fly off. She sighed and finished her breakfast right as Ginny got up.
************
"I wish we had a map," Henri complained. They were already later for Tranfiguration and they were lost once again.
"I think it's this way," Ginny pointed to the left staircase.
"You said that last time and we ended up in the Potions class!"
"Well where do you think it is then?"
"I dunno! This place is too confusing." They stood on a staircase arguing when suddenly the staircase started to move.
"What the-" Henri shouted as she clung onto the rail. Ginny nearly fell off and yelped as the staircase rearanged itself so that it was attached to a different hallway. They both got off it quickly and looked around.
"Now where are we?" Ginny asked straighting her worn robes.
"No idea." Henri looked up and down the hallway. "We haven't been here yet."
"I think this is Tranfiguration," Ginny said pointing to a door. Henri sighed and opened it.
It turned out it was Transfiguration. Professor McGonagall was very displeased to find two late students.
"Take your seats," she said sternly. "Mr. Creevy. Will you please show these two where we are at in the book?"
A boy with mousy brown hair came over. He pointed to the page and said, "Page 105. We're reading up on the basic way to turn a match into a needle. We're also taking notes on the chapter." Then he scuried away. Ginny opened her book and started reading, writing down main points with her quill as she read. Henri on the other hand read and wrote with pencil and paper not liking having to refill quills and tanish colored parchment.
"What is that, that you're writing with Ms. Lee?" Professor McGonagall asked standing over her.
"A pencil and paper," Henri replied nervously.
"Pencil and paper?"
"Um...yeah.."
"Why not a quill and parchment?"
"I dunno...I'm use to a pencil I guess."
"Muggle born huh?" A few students had stopped working to stare at Henri. Colin Creevy was watching her with wide eyes. He looked at her pencil and at the paper then at her.
"Yes, I am," Henri said proudly. "I'll use quill and parchment though. I don't want to cause a scene." She put her pencil away and took out her quill and ink bottle and started to take notes again. Professor McGonagall seemed satisfied and went back to her desk.
After a half hour of taking notes McGonagall gave them each a match and they were to try to turn it into a needle. Henir waved and flicked and said the words so many times she thought her head would pop. No matter what she did her match stayed the same. She sighed and looked over at Ginny.
Ginny was bitting her lower lip as she tried for the tenth time. This time out of frusturation she banged her down hard above the matchnearly shouting the words, her match quivered and went on fire. Ginny yelped and jumped back. Quickly she put out the fire with her hat. Henri snuffled a laugh and went back to her own match.
She rolled up her sleeves and flicked her wand saying the words carefully to make sure she didn't say a syllable wrong. She pointed her wand to the match and to her surprise it make a poping noise and it changed into a shiny silver needle.
"Oh, congradulations Ms. Lee!" Professor MdGonagall cried. "You're the first to change it into a needle properly." She looked over a brunette named Alice Passion whose match was half silver and pointy and half brown and wood. Henri smiled. She picked up needle to examine it. Rubbing her finger along the side she smiled. This was real after all. She was starting to think it was all fake.
A/N: first class and she's already a little Hermione! lol! REVIEW PLEASE!!