I got another chapter done! Pat on the back to me.
If you still want to read more be optimistic, I'm on a roll. Never written so much before.
When reading this bear in mind my evil little brother has stolen all my books except Prisoner of Azkaban so I don't have much to work from. I managed to remember the school song off by heart though (How sad am I?)
Anyway, keep writing those lovely reviews.
Llyana
White Icing and Marzipan
Hogwarts
By the time the sorting had finally finished and the sorting hat had been carried
away by a tiny wizard with purple robes, the anxiety in Lily's stomach had been
replaced by hunger. There was another silence in the hall as Albus Dumbledore
stood up. Old as he was, Lily could tell he was an extremely powerful man. He
cleared his throat and looked fondly around the hall.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts. A few notices; Firstly, Quiddich. Ravenclaw need a
new beater and Slytherin are short of a keeper and a chaser. Try-outs will be
taking place on September 21st for second years and above." There were a couple of
angry mutterings from first year quiddich fans at this. "Secondly, a fully
grown Whomping Willow has been planted in the school grounds. I warn you this
tree is extremely dangerous and that going near it could result in serious injury. I
hope that this year will be an enjoyable one for all of you. Now, I have two more
words. Bon Appetit!"
Lily looked down and was amazed to see that the golden plates along the table
were covered with every type of food she could imagine. She helped herself to rice
and chicken casserole and laughed at Sirius and James, each of who had piled their
plate high with disgusting food combinations. The two had immediately become
fast friends; they both seemed to have the same love of attention and playing
pranks. As they ate, the first year Griffindors chatted about their families. Lily
and Peter were muggle born, Remus had a muggle grandmother, and Cassie,
James and Sirius were all purebloods from old wizarding families. About halfway
through the first course they were interrupted by about a dozen or so ghosts
gliding through the walls, making Lily choke on a lump of broccoli. Nearly
Headless Nick, the Griffindor ghost, entertained them all by showing them his
almost decapitated head, which was held onto his neck by about half an inch of
flesh. When nobody thought they could eat another mouthful, the plates were wiped
clear then a magnificent array of everyone's favourite puddings appeared.
Lily managed a portion of strawberry cheesecake and a slice of lemon meringue
pie. Unbelievably, the boys managed a bit of everything, which was no easy task
seeing as there were about thirty different dishes. When the final morsel had been
forced down and the plates had once again been wiped clean, Dumbledore stood up
again.
"Now that your stomachs are satisfied, I ask that we sing the school song!" He
waved his wand and the words appeared in gold from the end of it. "Everyone pick
their favourite tune and one.two.three"
Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff
For now they're bare and full of air
Dead flies and bits of fluff
So teach us things worth knowing
Bring back what we've forgot
Just do your best
We'll do the rest
And learn until our brains all rot!
Everyone finished at different times, there was some particularly loud singing
coming from a certain part of the Ravenclaw table. When there was silence once
more Dumbledore beamed around at them all.
"Bedtime. Prefects please show the first years in your house where to go first" Lily
got up sleepily and the six of them followed Mundungus Fletcher out of the hall
and up the great marble staircase. They walked through doors, up staircases, down
corridors. Finally, when Remus had to be propped up by a yawning Cassie to keep
standing and Lily felt as though her feet would not take another step they reached
a dead end. A large painting of a plump woman in a pink dress hung at the end of
the corridor. As they neared it the woman spoke in a squawky voice
"Password?"
"Poppophily" Mundungus replied. The painting swung forward to reveal a round
hole in the wall. They scrambled through it and emerged in a big round room. A
fire was crackling cosily in the cavernous fireplace and there was a scattering of
homely rugs and some very comfortable looking armchairs and sofas. On the
other side of the room, by some tall windows, were about a dozen large oak tables
with more chairs. Mundungus smiled, "This is the Griffindor common room,
nobody from any other house is allowed. This whole tower is just for us, actually.
You can do your homework on those tables over there, or in the library." He gestured
towards two spiral staircases, "Dormitories are up there. The girls are on that side
and the boys on the other. Yours are right at the top, I'm afraid. Lily and Cassie
started towards their staircase
"G'night"
"'Night"
"See you tomorrow"
They climbed past six doors and finally reached the one at the very top. It had a
sign on it saying 'First Years'. Their dormitory was a spacious, round room
containing two four-poster beds with red velvet hangings. Their luggage had been
brought up and was waiting at the feet of their beds. There was also a wardrobe and
a chest of drawers each, and a large square table with a vase of fresh flowers on it.
A little door to the right led to a lovely bathroom with a bath the size of a large
paddling pool.
Lily pulled on her pyjamas in an exhausted stupor. She collapsed into her warm
bed and just managed to say, "Isn't it." before falling into a dreamless sleep.
If you still want to read more be optimistic, I'm on a roll. Never written so much before.
When reading this bear in mind my evil little brother has stolen all my books except Prisoner of Azkaban so I don't have much to work from. I managed to remember the school song off by heart though (How sad am I?)
Anyway, keep writing those lovely reviews.
Llyana
White Icing and Marzipan
Hogwarts
By the time the sorting had finally finished and the sorting hat had been carried
away by a tiny wizard with purple robes, the anxiety in Lily's stomach had been
replaced by hunger. There was another silence in the hall as Albus Dumbledore
stood up. Old as he was, Lily could tell he was an extremely powerful man. He
cleared his throat and looked fondly around the hall.
"Welcome back to Hogwarts. A few notices; Firstly, Quiddich. Ravenclaw need a
new beater and Slytherin are short of a keeper and a chaser. Try-outs will be
taking place on September 21st for second years and above." There were a couple of
angry mutterings from first year quiddich fans at this. "Secondly, a fully
grown Whomping Willow has been planted in the school grounds. I warn you this
tree is extremely dangerous and that going near it could result in serious injury. I
hope that this year will be an enjoyable one for all of you. Now, I have two more
words. Bon Appetit!"
Lily looked down and was amazed to see that the golden plates along the table
were covered with every type of food she could imagine. She helped herself to rice
and chicken casserole and laughed at Sirius and James, each of who had piled their
plate high with disgusting food combinations. The two had immediately become
fast friends; they both seemed to have the same love of attention and playing
pranks. As they ate, the first year Griffindors chatted about their families. Lily
and Peter were muggle born, Remus had a muggle grandmother, and Cassie,
James and Sirius were all purebloods from old wizarding families. About halfway
through the first course they were interrupted by about a dozen or so ghosts
gliding through the walls, making Lily choke on a lump of broccoli. Nearly
Headless Nick, the Griffindor ghost, entertained them all by showing them his
almost decapitated head, which was held onto his neck by about half an inch of
flesh. When nobody thought they could eat another mouthful, the plates were wiped
clear then a magnificent array of everyone's favourite puddings appeared.
Lily managed a portion of strawberry cheesecake and a slice of lemon meringue
pie. Unbelievably, the boys managed a bit of everything, which was no easy task
seeing as there were about thirty different dishes. When the final morsel had been
forced down and the plates had once again been wiped clean, Dumbledore stood up
again.
"Now that your stomachs are satisfied, I ask that we sing the school song!" He
waved his wand and the words appeared in gold from the end of it. "Everyone pick
their favourite tune and one.two.three"
Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Hoggy Warty Hogwarts
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff
For now they're bare and full of air
Dead flies and bits of fluff
So teach us things worth knowing
Bring back what we've forgot
Just do your best
We'll do the rest
And learn until our brains all rot!
Everyone finished at different times, there was some particularly loud singing
coming from a certain part of the Ravenclaw table. When there was silence once
more Dumbledore beamed around at them all.
"Bedtime. Prefects please show the first years in your house where to go first" Lily
got up sleepily and the six of them followed Mundungus Fletcher out of the hall
and up the great marble staircase. They walked through doors, up staircases, down
corridors. Finally, when Remus had to be propped up by a yawning Cassie to keep
standing and Lily felt as though her feet would not take another step they reached
a dead end. A large painting of a plump woman in a pink dress hung at the end of
the corridor. As they neared it the woman spoke in a squawky voice
"Password?"
"Poppophily" Mundungus replied. The painting swung forward to reveal a round
hole in the wall. They scrambled through it and emerged in a big round room. A
fire was crackling cosily in the cavernous fireplace and there was a scattering of
homely rugs and some very comfortable looking armchairs and sofas. On the
other side of the room, by some tall windows, were about a dozen large oak tables
with more chairs. Mundungus smiled, "This is the Griffindor common room,
nobody from any other house is allowed. This whole tower is just for us, actually.
You can do your homework on those tables over there, or in the library." He gestured
towards two spiral staircases, "Dormitories are up there. The girls are on that side
and the boys on the other. Yours are right at the top, I'm afraid. Lily and Cassie
started towards their staircase
"G'night"
"'Night"
"See you tomorrow"
They climbed past six doors and finally reached the one at the very top. It had a
sign on it saying 'First Years'. Their dormitory was a spacious, round room
containing two four-poster beds with red velvet hangings. Their luggage had been
brought up and was waiting at the feet of their beds. There was also a wardrobe and
a chest of drawers each, and a large square table with a vase of fresh flowers on it.
A little door to the right led to a lovely bathroom with a bath the size of a large
paddling pool.
Lily pulled on her pyjamas in an exhausted stupor. She collapsed into her warm
bed and just managed to say, "Isn't it." before falling into a dreamless sleep.
