In the Grand Hall, 5 circular tables stood, one long table in the
back, and 2 small circular tables in the center. Each house table circled
the 2 inner ones that must the high staff tables. The girl next to Jimmy,
Angela Nokia whispered to him that it was like the solar system.
"First years," Professor Carloaprendes called out, "over here by the Senate tables. Hope you all had a great summer. But school is in and we have to get back to business."
Professor Carloaprendes took out a multicolored box and took a single ring. He took a long list and went in order from oldest to youngest.
"Angela Nokia," Carloaprendes called. He slipped the ring on her wand and the ring started to turn yellow. "You are a Gemleo!"
"Bernie Delsym...." Carloaprendes called and did the same routine. "Congratulations, young Gemleo."
"Jimmy York," Carloaprendes called and went through the same old routine. "Another Gemleo!"
Jimmy took a seat next to Bernie and Angela. Angela was a tall, brown haired witch that had already been kicked out of Salem Institute for unknown reasons. Bernie Delsym was a short half moon (someone who has no magic in their family but themselves) with short blond hair a big blue eyes.
On the other side of Bernie sat another half moon, Michael. Michael was a tall third year with brown eyes and brown hair. He obviously liked Sylvia because he just kept staring at her. To Michael, the way to win Sylvia's heart was to make her brother feel special and establish a friendship with her family. Just last Christmas he came into Mr. York's office trying to figure out information of Sylvia.
The sorting was now over and it was time for the famous Merlin academy feast. Sylvia had always mentioned Merlin hired the best chefs, but Jimmy always assumed she was lying. Then again Jimmy had never experienced it first hand. Professor Carloaprendes clapped his hands together and with a flash of yellow light (and a few blinded Libra first years) food showed up onto their plates. There was pizza, caviar, marshmallow wrapped with bacon, chicken legs, barbeque legs, oger liver with oger gray hairs, and all sorts of magical food.
"Be sure to thank John and Charles Baron," Professor Carloaprendes shouted. "It isn't easy to catch a fully grown oger with it's dumbness teeth grown in."
"He's nuts!" Angela exclaimed. "My friend's family has had an oger for years and even tamed it in 3 months."
The feats was excellent. A few goblin comedians entertained it. Merlin always hired the best goblin comedians. The entire hall flooded with laughter, which flooded the grounds as well. With another flash of silver light, Carloaprendes signaled the end. The goblins went through a secret passage to Merlin. The food cleared itself off the plates. Each house left the hall. The Gemleos walked straight out toward the stables and a few meters through the big oak door to Gemleo hall. Gemleo Hall looked just like the Grand Hall except for the table positions. There were just a little bunch of circular tables and in each corner were winding stairs to the dormitories. A prefect motioned the tired first years to a staircase to their left and to go all the way to the top to where it says "First year Boys" or "First year Girls". The dormitories were very luxurious. It was like living in a king's bedroom. Although despite the comfortable beds, Sylvia and her gang of girls were right beneath the first year boys and all night they were talking, until the head girl of Gemleo told them off threatening to curse them. So Jimmy laid his head down and went to sleep.
"Wake up Jimmy," Bernie called to Jimmy from inside his dreams. we start classes today."
"Thanks for waiting," Jimmy said.
Jimmy and Bernie quickly got dressed, grabbed their bags, and headed down across the morning grounds to the Grand Hall. All the Gemleos were up already and assembled in the Grand Hall. The first years were so excited to be starting classes, yet the older kids were so depressed and wanted to remain in bed.
A few minutes after breakfast a giant sphinx (Carloaprendes' pet) came bursting in scaring half the Libras and spitting out schedules. Angela looked over the schedule and read it aloud:
First Year Schedule:
Time: Class: Teacher: Room #: Tower: Terms:
8:00 Potions Nova Lab 18 2 all
8:50 Herbology Camidine G1 grounds all
9:40 History Herman 41 5 all
10:30 Charms Jinel 7 2 all
11:20 Flying Jomey - - 2
12:10 Lunch - - - -
12:20 Study Hall Morlock 22 2 all
1:10 Transfiguration Transe 3 2 all
2:00 Anti-Dark Arts Morlock 26 2 all
"First Years always have the worst schedule," Michael laughed. "I suppose Merlin wants to give you a taste of real magic life."
"This is nothing compared to my father's busy day," Jimmy snapped.
"Your father is an exception," said a cold voice.
"Who said that?" Jimmy asked.
"I don't know," Bernie replied and a silver light flashed. "Time for potions."
Angela, Bernie, and Jimmy walked up the brightly lit halls to the second tower, lab #18. Bernie couldn't believe all the classrooms. Angela had done this before so she was so content.
"Why are you so content?" Jimmy asked.
"I started at Salem institute for half the year and the other half at Monsula Academy in Egypt," Angela replied. "I got expelled for changing my friend into half sparrow and half pig. They said I, Angela Nokia was heir to dark sorcerer Kliner."
Together they approached the potions classroom. All of the class was already seated, so they took a back row table. Professor Nova was small, blond haired young witch with baby blue eyes. She just graduated Merlin's Academy 5 years ago.
"Welcome class," Professor Nova said cheerfully.
"Hello Professor Nova," the class greeted.
"Today," Professor Nova continued, "I will pass out the schedule outline." Professor Nova went into her desk and pulled out a few sheets of parchment and handed them out. "By the way, you can call me Lady Mya. You'll find that on the back of the outline, you'll see the areas of your difficulty. Before you can see them, you must dip it in invisible ink, which we will be making first. Take out a piece of parchment and write down what you think it requires. Then take out Potions for Starters and turn to Chapter 12."
Everyone did as she has told them. They started to read the chapter and take notes on it. In the meantime Lady Mya set up small cauldrons, burners, and stirirs on the tables. About 20 minutes later the student had finished and were ready to start their potion work.
"Now," Lady Mya continued, "everyone go and fill up your cauldrons with a solution of goat milk and tree sap. Very good, very good. You each should ahve supplies under your table top.Take out teh hippo gall bladder and oger tonsils, they're little gifts from Monsula Medical School for the Mages. Now place the ingredients in very slowly. The take out the unicorns nails and put them in the floating oger tonsils. Noooooooooo!"
Bernie had spilled over his cauldron and it spilled onto Angela's notes and caused a fire. lady Mya grabbed her wand and muttered a spell under her breath.
"Now Angela," Lady Mya continued, "I need to see you after class." The flash of silver light came meaning class was over. "I will preserve your potions here until tomorrow."
Bernie and Jimmy walked down the marble staircase to the greenhouses. When they reached the doors to the grounds, Angela came striding up behind them.
"What did Lady Mya want?" Jimmy asked.
"First years," Professor Carloaprendes called out, "over here by the Senate tables. Hope you all had a great summer. But school is in and we have to get back to business."
Professor Carloaprendes took out a multicolored box and took a single ring. He took a long list and went in order from oldest to youngest.
"Angela Nokia," Carloaprendes called. He slipped the ring on her wand and the ring started to turn yellow. "You are a Gemleo!"
"Bernie Delsym...." Carloaprendes called and did the same routine. "Congratulations, young Gemleo."
"Jimmy York," Carloaprendes called and went through the same old routine. "Another Gemleo!"
Jimmy took a seat next to Bernie and Angela. Angela was a tall, brown haired witch that had already been kicked out of Salem Institute for unknown reasons. Bernie Delsym was a short half moon (someone who has no magic in their family but themselves) with short blond hair a big blue eyes.
On the other side of Bernie sat another half moon, Michael. Michael was a tall third year with brown eyes and brown hair. He obviously liked Sylvia because he just kept staring at her. To Michael, the way to win Sylvia's heart was to make her brother feel special and establish a friendship with her family. Just last Christmas he came into Mr. York's office trying to figure out information of Sylvia.
The sorting was now over and it was time for the famous Merlin academy feast. Sylvia had always mentioned Merlin hired the best chefs, but Jimmy always assumed she was lying. Then again Jimmy had never experienced it first hand. Professor Carloaprendes clapped his hands together and with a flash of yellow light (and a few blinded Libra first years) food showed up onto their plates. There was pizza, caviar, marshmallow wrapped with bacon, chicken legs, barbeque legs, oger liver with oger gray hairs, and all sorts of magical food.
"Be sure to thank John and Charles Baron," Professor Carloaprendes shouted. "It isn't easy to catch a fully grown oger with it's dumbness teeth grown in."
"He's nuts!" Angela exclaimed. "My friend's family has had an oger for years and even tamed it in 3 months."
The feats was excellent. A few goblin comedians entertained it. Merlin always hired the best goblin comedians. The entire hall flooded with laughter, which flooded the grounds as well. With another flash of silver light, Carloaprendes signaled the end. The goblins went through a secret passage to Merlin. The food cleared itself off the plates. Each house left the hall. The Gemleos walked straight out toward the stables and a few meters through the big oak door to Gemleo hall. Gemleo Hall looked just like the Grand Hall except for the table positions. There were just a little bunch of circular tables and in each corner were winding stairs to the dormitories. A prefect motioned the tired first years to a staircase to their left and to go all the way to the top to where it says "First year Boys" or "First year Girls". The dormitories were very luxurious. It was like living in a king's bedroom. Although despite the comfortable beds, Sylvia and her gang of girls were right beneath the first year boys and all night they were talking, until the head girl of Gemleo told them off threatening to curse them. So Jimmy laid his head down and went to sleep.
"Wake up Jimmy," Bernie called to Jimmy from inside his dreams. we start classes today."
"Thanks for waiting," Jimmy said.
Jimmy and Bernie quickly got dressed, grabbed their bags, and headed down across the morning grounds to the Grand Hall. All the Gemleos were up already and assembled in the Grand Hall. The first years were so excited to be starting classes, yet the older kids were so depressed and wanted to remain in bed.
A few minutes after breakfast a giant sphinx (Carloaprendes' pet) came bursting in scaring half the Libras and spitting out schedules. Angela looked over the schedule and read it aloud:
First Year Schedule:
Time: Class: Teacher: Room #: Tower: Terms:
8:00 Potions Nova Lab 18 2 all
8:50 Herbology Camidine G1 grounds all
9:40 History Herman 41 5 all
10:30 Charms Jinel 7 2 all
11:20 Flying Jomey - - 2
12:10 Lunch - - - -
12:20 Study Hall Morlock 22 2 all
1:10 Transfiguration Transe 3 2 all
2:00 Anti-Dark Arts Morlock 26 2 all
"First Years always have the worst schedule," Michael laughed. "I suppose Merlin wants to give you a taste of real magic life."
"This is nothing compared to my father's busy day," Jimmy snapped.
"Your father is an exception," said a cold voice.
"Who said that?" Jimmy asked.
"I don't know," Bernie replied and a silver light flashed. "Time for potions."
Angela, Bernie, and Jimmy walked up the brightly lit halls to the second tower, lab #18. Bernie couldn't believe all the classrooms. Angela had done this before so she was so content.
"Why are you so content?" Jimmy asked.
"I started at Salem institute for half the year and the other half at Monsula Academy in Egypt," Angela replied. "I got expelled for changing my friend into half sparrow and half pig. They said I, Angela Nokia was heir to dark sorcerer Kliner."
Together they approached the potions classroom. All of the class was already seated, so they took a back row table. Professor Nova was small, blond haired young witch with baby blue eyes. She just graduated Merlin's Academy 5 years ago.
"Welcome class," Professor Nova said cheerfully.
"Hello Professor Nova," the class greeted.
"Today," Professor Nova continued, "I will pass out the schedule outline." Professor Nova went into her desk and pulled out a few sheets of parchment and handed them out. "By the way, you can call me Lady Mya. You'll find that on the back of the outline, you'll see the areas of your difficulty. Before you can see them, you must dip it in invisible ink, which we will be making first. Take out a piece of parchment and write down what you think it requires. Then take out Potions for Starters and turn to Chapter 12."
Everyone did as she has told them. They started to read the chapter and take notes on it. In the meantime Lady Mya set up small cauldrons, burners, and stirirs on the tables. About 20 minutes later the student had finished and were ready to start their potion work.
"Now," Lady Mya continued, "everyone go and fill up your cauldrons with a solution of goat milk and tree sap. Very good, very good. You each should ahve supplies under your table top.Take out teh hippo gall bladder and oger tonsils, they're little gifts from Monsula Medical School for the Mages. Now place the ingredients in very slowly. The take out the unicorns nails and put them in the floating oger tonsils. Noooooooooo!"
Bernie had spilled over his cauldron and it spilled onto Angela's notes and caused a fire. lady Mya grabbed her wand and muttered a spell under her breath.
"Now Angela," Lady Mya continued, "I need to see you after class." The flash of silver light came meaning class was over. "I will preserve your potions here until tomorrow."
Bernie and Jimmy walked down the marble staircase to the greenhouses. When they reached the doors to the grounds, Angela came striding up behind them.
"What did Lady Mya want?" Jimmy asked.